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Galactokinase Enzyme Test, Red Blood Cells

Massachusetts 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?

$24.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $24.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.38 from a physician practice, and about $52.48 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 8 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$21.38$20.42 to $32.36
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$52.48$30.20 to $66.07

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $52 · 10th to 90th $20 to $91Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $18 to $65
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $52professional $21

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
$20.42
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$95.50
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$190.55
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$52.48
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$75.86
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$56.23
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$7,079.46
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$36.31
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$64.57
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$190.55
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$54.95

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts $24.55 · 18th 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.