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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 July 2026.

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

$22.39

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.39 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.62 from a physician practice, and about $40.74 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 5 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$18.62$17.38 to $21.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$40.74$23.44 to $46.77

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $41 · 10th to 90th $21 to $50Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $14 to $28
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $41professional $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
$20.89
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$21.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$46.77
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$50.12
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$40.74
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$34.67

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas $22.39 · 25th 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.