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Blood Test For Very Long Chain Fatty Acids

New Hampshire 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?

$29.51

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $29.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.95 from a physician practice, and about $63.10 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 5 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$19.95$12.88 to $36.31
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$63.10$37.15 to $79.43

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $63 · 10th to 90th $28 to $115Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $12 to $72
$10$20$50$100facility $63professional $20

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
$27.54
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$81.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$114.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$56.23
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$52.48

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 6th of 51

$29.51

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.