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Galactokinase Enzyme Test, Red Blood Cells

Illinois 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?

$28.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.50 from a physician practice, and about $35.48 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 6 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$17.78 to $38.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$35.48$22.39 to $48.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $19 to $93Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $17 to $56
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $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
$17.78
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$45.71
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$38.90
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$151.36
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$21.38

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois $28.18 · 10th 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.