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Blood Test For Very Long Chain Fatty Acids

Oklahoma 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?

$22.91

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.79 from a physician practice, and about $28.18 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$14.79$10.96 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.18$19.95 to $39.81

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $15 to $47Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $9 to $20
$10$20$50$100$200facility $28professional $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
$14.45
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$15.85
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$45.71
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$28.18
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$251.19
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$15.49

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 16th of 51

$22.91

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.