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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 July 2026.

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

$22.91

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.89 from a physician practice, and about $29.51 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$20.89$13.18 to $34.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$29.51$21.38 to $37.15

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $21 to $50Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $11 to $45
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $30professional $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
$19.05
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$38.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$75.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$56.23
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$56.23
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$190.55
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$28.84

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri $22.91 · 22nd 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.