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Galactokinase Enzyme Test, Red Blood Cells

Rhode Island 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?

$24.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $24.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $22.39 from a physician practice, and about $64.57 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 4 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$22.39$16.22 to $22.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$64.57$27.54 to $123

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $65 · 10th to 90th $26 to $138Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $14 to $43
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $65professional $22

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
$35.48
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$64.57
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$43.65
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$42.66

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island $24.55 · 17th 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.