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Blood Test For Very Long Chain Fatty Acids

Idaho rates for HCPCS 82726

This blood test measures very long chain fatty acids, a type of fat molecule that builds up abnormally in certain rare inherited metabolic conditions, most notably adrenoleukodystrophy. It's typically ordered when a child or adult has symptoms suggesting one of these conditions, such as unexplained nerve or hormone gland problems, or as a follow-up to an abnormal newborn screening result. It requires only a standard blood draw.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Blood Test For Very Long Chain Fatty Acids cost?

$33.11

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.44 from a physician practice, and about $39.81 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$23.44$18.62 to $37.15
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$39.81$29.51 to $70.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $40 · 10th to 90th $20 to $95Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $11 to $39
$10$20$50$100facility $40professional $23

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$28.18
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$44.67
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$38.90
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$37.15
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$37.15
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$70.79
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$79.43
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$39.81

Where Idaho sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in Kansas than in Georgia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Idaho· 4th of 51

$33.11

KS $51.29GA $9.33

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.