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Blood Test For Very Long Chain Fatty Acids

Kansas 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?

$51.29

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $51.29 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.95 from a physician practice, and about $123 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$19.95$11.75 to $46.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$123$117 to $178

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $123 · 10th to 90th $20 to $186Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $8 to $47
$10$20$50$100facility $123professional $20

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
$19.05
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$20.89
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$186.21
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$141.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$48.98
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$37.15
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
$8.51
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$10.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$4.17

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 1st of 51

$51.29

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.