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Blood Test For Very Long Chain Fatty Acids

Indiana 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?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.88 from a physician practice, and about $19.95 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.88$8.32 to $19.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.95$19.50 to $40.74

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $16 to $60Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $8 to $30
$10$50$200$1Kfacility $20professional $13

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
$16.22
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$63.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$58.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$25.12
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$48.98
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$2,187.76
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$23.99
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$12.59

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 48th of 51

$15.14

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.