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Galactokinase Enzyme Test, Red Blood Cells

New York 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?

$21.38

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 from a physician practice, and about $35.48 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 9 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$16.60$15.85 to $21.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$35.48$21.38 to $50.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $18 to $59Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $11 to $42
$10$20$50$100$200facility $35professional $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
$18.20
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$30.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$56.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$52.48
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$104.71
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$48.98
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$41.69
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$30.20
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$257.04
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$48.98
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$52.48
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$63.10

Where New York sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in Hawaii than in Washington, DC. 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.

New York· 29th of 51

$21.38

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.