go back

Blood Test For Very Long Chain Fatty Acids

Maryland 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?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.79 from a physician practice, and about $25.70 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 6 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$14.79$14.45 to $22.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.70$12.59 to $309

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $8 to $309Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $11 to $71
$10$20$50$100$200facility $26professional $15

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$70.79
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$47.86
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$18.62
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$29.51

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 50th of 51

$15.14

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.