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Galactokinase Enzyme Test, Red Blood Cells

Michigan 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?

$20.42

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.42 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.42 from a physician practice, and about $20.42 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 6 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$20.42$16.22 to $20.42
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.42$20.42 to $25.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $19 to $37Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $16 to $26
$10$20$50facility $20professional $20

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
$19.50
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$25.70
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$42.66
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$30.20
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$70.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$38.02
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$28.18

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 33rd of 51

$20.42

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.