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Galactokinase Enzyme Test, Red Blood Cells

North Carolina 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?

$17.38

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.85 from a physician practice, and about $30.90 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$15.85$13.80 to $21.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.90$17.38 to $66.07

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $31 · 10th to 90th $17 to $98Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $10 to $31
$5$10$20$50$100facility $31professional $16

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
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$9.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$3.72
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$32.36
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$44.67
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$29.51

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 46th of 51

$17.38

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.