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Galactokinase Enzyme Test, Red Blood Cells

Pennsylvania 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 October 2026.

How much does Galactokinase Enzyme Test, Red Blood Cells cost?

$19.05

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.05 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.78 from a physician practice, and about $35.48 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$17.78$16.60 to $21.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$35.48$21.38 to $100

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $17 to $162Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $11 to $31
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $35professional $18

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$9.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$3.89
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$5,011.87
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$52.48
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$30.90
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$32.36
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$74.13
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$20.42
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$9.12
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$3.63
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$190.55
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$37.15

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Pennsylvania· 33rd of 51

$19.05

AK $47.86TX $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.