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Blood Test For Very Long Chain Fatty Acids

Washington 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?

$20.89

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.89 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.62 from a physician practice, and about $32.36 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 9 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$18.62$16.98 to $21.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$32.36$21.88 to $44.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $20 to $89Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $12 to $37
$10$20$50$100$200facility $32professional $19

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
$18.62
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$131.83
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$53.70
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$30.20
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$64.57
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$39.81
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$21.88
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$53.70
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$23.44
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$53.70
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$23.44
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$35.48

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 24th of 51

$20.89

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.