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Blood Test For Very Long Chain Fatty Acids

South Carolina 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?

$33.88

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.92 from a physician practice, and about $61.66 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$26.92$19.95 to $43.65
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$61.66$47.86 to $105

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $62 · 10th to 90th $30 to $123Professionalmedian $27 · 10th to 90th $13 to $45
$10$20$50$100facility $62professional $27

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
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.85
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$23.44
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$29.51
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$25.12
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$7.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.16

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 3rd of 51

$33.88

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.