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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 October 2026.

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

$23.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.79 from a physician practice, and about $61.66 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$14.79$9.12 to $17.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$61.66$38.90 to $74.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $62 · 10th to 90th $17 to $98Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $9 to $39
$10$20$50$100facility $62professional $15

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
$21.38
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$21.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$97.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$30.20
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$42.66
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$83.18
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$44.67
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$15.85
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$10.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$4.37

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 22nd of 51

$23.44

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.