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Galactokinase Enzyme Test, Red Blood Cells

Montana 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?

$30.90

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.84 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$28.84$12.88 to $30.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$36.31$32.36 to $41.69

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $36 · 10th to 90th $31 to $50Professionalmedian $29 · 10th to 90th $9 to $39
$10$20$50$100facility $36professional $29

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$50.12
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$38.90
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$63.10
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$21.38

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 5th of 51

$30.90

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.