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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 October 2026.

How much does Galactokinase Enzyme Test, Red Blood Cells cost?

$28.84

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.84 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.62 from a physician practice, and about $47.86 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$18.62$16.22 to $30.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$47.86$28.84 to $72.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $48 · 10th to 90th $25 to $123Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $11 to $58
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $48professional $19

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
$17.78
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$10.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$4.27
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$38.02
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$120.23
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$22.91

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 11th of 51

$28.84

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.