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Blood Test For Very Long Chain Fatty Acids

Maine 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?

$19.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.95 from a physician practice, and about $32.36 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$19.95$15.14 to $19.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$32.36$19.95 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $20 to $170Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $11 to $24
$10$20$50$100facility $32professional $20

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
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$19.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$181.97
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$26.30
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$23.99
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$89.13
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$37.15

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 29th of 51

$19.95

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.