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Galactokinase Enzyme Test, Red Blood Cells

Arkansas 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?

$24.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $24.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.20 from a physician practice, and about $24.55 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$18.20$12.88 to $33.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$24.55$24.55 to $33.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $25 to $34Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $9 to $35
$5$10$20$50facility $25professional $18

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
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$6.61
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$33.88
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$36.31

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 20th of 51

$24.55

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.