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Galactokinase Enzyme Test, Red Blood Cells

Connecticut 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?

$19.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.50 from a physician practice, and about $34.67 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$19.50$19.50 to $20.42
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$34.67$23.44 to $48.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $21 to $63Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $13 to $28
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $35professional $19

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
$21.38
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$22.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$57.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$33.11
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$38.02

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut $19.50 · 40th 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.