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Galactokinase Enzyme Test, Red Blood Cells

Florida 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 Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.62 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$18.62$17.78 to $19.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$54.95$22.91 to $81.28

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $55 · 10th to 90th $19 to $110Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $16 to $24
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $55professional $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
$19.50
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$23.99
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$25.12
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$42.66
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$165.96
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$29.51
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$30.20
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$21.38

Where Florida 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.

Florida $19.50 · 39th 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.