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Blood Test For Very Long Chain Fatty Acids

New Jersey 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?

$21.38

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.22 from a physician practice, and about $43.65 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$16.22$14.13 to $21.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$43.65$29.51 to $115

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $44 · 10th to 90th $20 to $245Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $13 to $47
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $44professional $16

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
$25.12
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$50.12
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$20.42
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$23,988.33
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$25.12

Where New Jersey 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 Jersey· 20th of 51

$21.38

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.