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Galactokinase Enzyme Test, Red Blood Cells

Idaho 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?

$24.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $24.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.38 from a physician practice, and about $38.90 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$21.38$20.42 to $41.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.90$21.38 to $64.57

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $39 · 10th to 90th $21 to $102Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $15 to $42
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $39professional $21

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
$38.90
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$41.69
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$114.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$30.20
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$28.18
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$25.70
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$77.62
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$22.39
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$85.11
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$35.48

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho $24.55 · 20th 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.