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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 October 2026.

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

$17.78

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.78 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.75 from a physician practice, and about $48.98 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$11.75$11.75 to $19.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$48.98$28.84 to $66.07

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $49 · 10th to 90th $13 to $126Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $11 to $46
$10$20$50$100$200facility $49professional $12

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
$13.18
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$16.60
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$47.86
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$251.19
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$70.79
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$36.31
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$11.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$39.81

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 31st of 51

$17.78

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.