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Blood Test For Very Long Chain Fatty Acids

Mississippi 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?

$22.91

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.89 from a physician practice, and about $30.20 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 4 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$20.89$15.14 to $35.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.20$19.95 to $35.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $18 to $35Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $14 to $40
$10$20$50facility $30professional $21

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
$35.48
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$39.81
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$37.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$37.15

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 17th of 51

$22.91

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.