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Galactokinase Enzyme Test, Red Blood Cells

Colorado 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?

$20.42

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.42 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 from a physician practice, and about $54.95 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 7 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$16.60$15.85 to $19.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$54.95$28.84 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $55 · 10th to 90th $17 to $110Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $9 to $20
$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0facility $55professional $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
$13.49
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$20.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$109.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$25.70
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$44.67
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$44.67
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$20.42

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $20.42 · 32nd 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.