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Blood Test For Very Long Chain Fatty Acids

Kentucky 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?

$15.85

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.49 from a physician practice, and about $17.78 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$15.49$12.59 to $22.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.78$15.85 to $33.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $12 to $33Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $9 to $25
$10$20$50$100facility $18professional $15

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$20.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$25.12
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$27.54
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$24.55
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
$4.17
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$9.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.66
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$3.98

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 44th of 51

$15.85

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.