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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 July 2026.

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

$30.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.18 from a physician practice, and about $32.36 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 5 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$28.18$24.55 to $64.57
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$32.36$26.92 to $41.69

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $21 to $68Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $15 to $141
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $32professional $28

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$30.90
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$66.07
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$66.07
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$123.03
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$30.20

Where Montana 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.

Montana $30.20 · 8th 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.