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Galactokinase Enzyme Test, Red Blood Cells

Alaska rates for HCPCS 82759

A blood test that measures how well galactokinase, an enzyme inside red blood cells, is working. This enzyme takes the first step in breaking down galactose, a sugar found in milk; low activity indicates an inherited problem handling that sugar, which can lead to cataracts.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Galactokinase Enzyme Test, Red Blood Cells cost?

$23.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $64.57 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 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$64.57$34.67 to $72.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.44$23.44 to $23.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $21 to $117Professionalmedian $65 · 10th to 90th $21 to $85
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $23professional $65

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
$93.33
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$30.20
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$69.18
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$138.04
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$27.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$95.50

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in Hawaii than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $23.44 · 21st of 51
HI $38.90DC $16.22

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.