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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 July 2026.

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

$16.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.79 from a physician practice, and about $23.44 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 8 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$14.45 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.44$19.95 to $50.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $17 to $107Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $9 to $40
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $23professional $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
$16.98
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$37.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$79.43
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$14.45
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$29.51
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$29.51
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$35.48
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$17.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$41.69
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$19.05

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 38th of 51

$16.98

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.