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Blood Test For Very Long Chain Fatty Acids

South Dakota 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?

$29.51

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $29.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $25.12 from a physician practice, and about $38.02 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$25.12$15.85 to $47.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.02$36.31 to $38.02

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $38 · 10th to 90th $22 to $38Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $13 to $54
$10$20$50$100$200facility $38professional $25

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
$13.80
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$47.86
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$69.18
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$25.12
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$26.30
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 7th of 51

$29.51

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.