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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 October 2026.

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

$18.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.20 from a physician practice, and about $19.50 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$18.20$17.78 to $25.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.50$17.38 to $45.71

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $13 to $50Professionalmedian $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). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$21.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$22.39
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$29.51
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$30.20
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$30.20
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
$3.98
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$10.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.62
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$4.27

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 35th of 51

$18.20

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.