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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 July 2026.

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

$25.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.78 from a physician practice, and about $33.11 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 4 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$17.78$16.22 to $33.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.11$24.55 to $33.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $33 · 10th to 90th $25 to $47Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $14 to $45
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $33professional $18

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
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$44.67
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$33.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$36.31

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas $25.70 · 13th 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.