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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 July 2026.

How much does Blood Test For Very Long Chain Fatty Acids cost?

$17.38

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.49 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$15.49$15.49 to $17.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$63.10$27.54 to $107

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $63 · 10th to 90th $15 to $363Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $15 to $25
$10$20$50$100$200facility $63professional $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
$15.49
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$17.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$23.99
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$25.12

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 37th of 51

$17.38

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.