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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 July 2026.

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

$20.42

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.42 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.78 from a physician practice, and about $51.29 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$17.78$16.98 to $20.42
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$51.29$26.30 to $64.57

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $51 · 10th to 90th $18 to $132Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $17 to $38
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $51professional $18

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
$51.29
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$51.29
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$8,511.38
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$52.48
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$30.90
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$37.15
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$81.28
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$63.10
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$234.42
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$37.15

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania $20.42 · 35th 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.