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Galactokinase Enzyme Test, Red Blood Cells

Louisiana 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?

$25.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.78 from a physician practice, and about $41.69 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$17.78$11.48 to $23.99
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$41.69$28.18 to $63.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $42 · 10th to 90th $22 to $87Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $9 to $28
$5$10$20$50$100facility $42professional $18

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
$22.91
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$5.62
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$32.36
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$29.51

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 14th of 51

$25.70

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.