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Blood Test For Very Long Chain Fatty Acids

Nevada 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?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.85 from a physician practice, and about $26.92 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 6 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$15.85$14.79 to $19.05
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.92$16.60 to $47.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $15 to $105Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $13 to $23
$10$20$50$100facility $27professional $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
$15.49
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$22.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$47.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$15.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$28.18
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.21
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$32.36
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.17
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$30.90

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 43rd of 51

$16.22

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.