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Blood Test For Very Long Chain Fatty Acids

Minnesota 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 Minnesota, 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 $52.48 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$18.62 to $22.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$52.48$19.95 to $77.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $52 · 10th to 90th $20 to $145Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $16 to $35
$20$50$100$200facility $52professional $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
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$38.02
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$144.54
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$38.02
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$251.19
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$43.65

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 25th 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.