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Galactokinase Enzyme Test, Red Blood Cells

Mississippi 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?

$36.31

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $36.31 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $22.91 from a physician practice, and about $36.31 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$22.91$14.79 to $36.31
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$36.31$36.31 to $36.31

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $36 · 10th to 90th $21 to $39Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $10 to $41
$5$10$20$50facility $36professional $23

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
$38.90
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$8.71
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$43.65

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 3rd of 51

$36.31

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.