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Galactokinase Enzyme Test, Red Blood Cells

Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.85 from a physician practice, and about $21.38 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$15.85$11.75 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.38$16.22 to $30.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $16 to $55Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $9 to $25
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $21professional $16

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
$15.85
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$21.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$30.20
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$190.55
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$18.62

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma $19.95 · 37th 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.