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Galactokinase Enzyme Test, Red Blood Cells

Ohio 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?

$19.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.38 from a physician practice, and about $28.18 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 8 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$12.02 to $21.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.18$21.38 to $46.77

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $17 to $51Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $11 to $40
$10$20$50$100facility $28professional $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
$37.15
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$48.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$39.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$27.54
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$24.55
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$40.74
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$89.13
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$39.81
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$26.30
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$29.51

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 36th of 51

$19.95

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.