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Galactokinase Enzyme Test, Red Blood Cells

Kansas 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?

$30.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.38 from a physician practice, and about $31.62 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$21.38$12.88 to $28.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$31.62$30.20 to $44.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $23 to $47Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $12 to $36
$10$20$50$100facility $32professional $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
$14.79
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$22.91
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$46.77
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$58.88
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$43.65
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$4.57

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 10th of 51

$30.20

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.