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Galactokinase Enzyme Test, Red Blood Cells

Oregon 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 Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.92 from a physician practice, and about $23.44 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$26.92$21.38 to $30.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.44$21.38 to $39.81

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $21 to $54Professionalmedian $27 · 10th to 90th $21 to $44
$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0Kfacility $23professional $27

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
$28.18
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$39.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$54.95
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$26.92
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$37.15
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$43.65
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$43.65
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$63.10
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$79.43
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$85.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$27.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$30.20

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon $25.70 · 12th 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.