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Blood Test For Very Long Chain Fatty Acids

North Carolina 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 October 2026.

How much does Blood Test For Very Long Chain Fatty Acids cost?

$15.85

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.79 from a physician practice, and about $23.44 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$14.79$12.30 to $19.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.44$15.85 to $42.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $15 to $89Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $10 to $27
$10$20$50$100facility $23professional $15

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.16
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$63.10
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$30.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$125.89
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$38.02
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$24.55
1 more rate with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
90 · Outside lab
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in Kansas than in Georgia. 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.

North Carolina· 41st of 51

$15.85

KS $51.29GA $9.33

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.