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Blood Test For Very Long Chain Fatty Acids

Nebraska 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?

$46.77

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $46.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.79 from a physician practice, and about $74.13 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 7 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$14.79$13.18 to $47.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$74.13$43.65 to $87.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $74 · 10th to 90th $14 to $219Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $12 to $132
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $74professional $15

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
$28.84
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$47.86
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$251.19
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$21.88
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$40.74
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$39.81

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 1st of 51

$46.77

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.