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Blood Test For Very Long Chain Fatty Acids

Louisiana 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 July 2026.

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

$23.99

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.99 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.88 from a physician practice, and about $26.92 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$21.88$15.85 to $25.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.92$23.44 to $51.29

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $20 to $72Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $12 to $35
$10$20$50$100facility $27professional $22

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$39.81
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$34.67
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$25.12

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Nebraska than in Washington, DC. 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.

Louisiana· 12th of 51

$23.99

NE $46.77DC $14.79

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.