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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 July 2026.

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

$17.38

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.38 from a physician practice, and about $30.20 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$17.38$16.98 to $19.05
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.20$19.05 to $107

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $17 to $219Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $14 to $28
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $30professional $17

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
$17.38
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$28.18
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$75.86
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$32.36
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$38.02
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$41.69
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$37.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$30.20
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$190.55

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $17.38 · 47th 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.