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Galactokinase Enzyme Test, Red Blood Cells

Nebraska 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?

$17.78

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.78 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.88 from a physician practice, and about $57.54 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.88$12.88 to $21.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$57.54$42.66 to $79.43

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $58 · 10th to 90th $13 to $155Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $12 to $51
$10$20$50$100facility $58professional $13

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
$14.13
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$21.38
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$51.29
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$190.55
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$85.11
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$38.90
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$42.66

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 38th of 51

$17.78

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.