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Galactokinase Enzyme Test, Red Blood Cells

Arizona 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?

$17.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.38 from a physician practice, and about $43.65 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 5 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$17.38$14.45 to $17.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$43.65$23.44 to $75.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $44 · 10th to 90th $17 to $93Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $13 to $141
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $44professional $17

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
$25.70
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$141.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$100.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$32.36
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$190.55
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$21.38

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona $17.38 · 48th 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.