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Galactokinase Enzyme Test, Red Blood Cells

Kentucky 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?

$17.78

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.78 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.78 from a physician practice, and about $19.50 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$17.78$16.98 to $20.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.50$17.78 to $45.71

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $17 to $51Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $11 to $30
$10$20$50$100facility $19professional $18

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
$16.98
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$95.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$22.39
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$29.51
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$30.20
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$30.20

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in Hawaii than in Washington, DC. 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.

Kentucky· 46th of 51

$17.78

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.