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Galactokinase Enzyme Test, Red Blood Cells

Missouri 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 Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.38 from a physician practice, and about $37.15 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$21.38$12.88 to $41.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$37.15$28.18 to $74.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $37 · 10th to 90th $21 to $191Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $11 to $45
$10$20$50$100facility $37professional $21

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
$18.20
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$21.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$100.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$54.95
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$45.71
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$190.55
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$28.84
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
$9.12
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$4.90

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 13th 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.