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Blood Test For Very Long Chain Fatty Acids

Missouri 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?

$20.89

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.89 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.05 from a physician practice, and about $33.11 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$19.05$12.02 to $23.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.11$19.95 to $45.71

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $33 · 10th to 90th $19 to $224Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $9 to $37
$10$20$50$100$200facility $33professional $19

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
$19.05
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$33.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$69.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$46.77
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$251.19
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$23.44

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 22nd of 51

$20.89

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.