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Galactokinase Enzyme Test, Red Blood Cells

New Jersey 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?

$25.70

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.20 from a physician practice, and about $47.86 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$18.20$16.60 to $25.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$47.86$32.36 to $129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $48 · 10th to 90th $21 to $295Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $14 to $62
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $48professional $18

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
$27.54
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$60.26
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$24.55
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$23,988.33
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$30.90

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey $25.70 · 16th 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.