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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 October 2026.

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

$47.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $47.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $47.86 from a physician practice, and about $83.18 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$47.86$30.20 to $58.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$83.18$58.88 to $151

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $83 · 10th to 90th $21 to $251Professionalmedian $48 · 10th to 90th $21 to $85
$20$50$100$200facility $83professional $48

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$30.20
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$251.19
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$154.88
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$138.04
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$104.71
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$27.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$95.50

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$47.86

AK $47.86TX $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.