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Blood Test For Very Long Chain Fatty Acids

Virginia 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?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $29.51 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$13.49$10.23 to $15.85
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$29.51$19.95 to $46.77

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $18 to $95Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $25
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $30professional $13

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
$14.79
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$18.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$97.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$14.45
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$25.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$28.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$29.51
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$35.48
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$37.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$23.99
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$10,232.93
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$19.95
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
$7.41
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$3.55

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 47th of 51

$15.14

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.