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Galactokinase Enzyme Test, Red Blood Cells

Iowa 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?

$25.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.38 from a physician practice, and about $36.31 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$21.38$16.60 to $43.65
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$36.31$25.70 to $56.23

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $36 · 10th to 90th $21 to $68Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $13 to $56
$10$20$50$100facility $36professional $21

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
$16.60
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$51.29
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$83.18
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$67.61
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$56.23
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$28.18
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$30.20
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 16th of 51

$25.70

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.