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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 October 2026.

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

$22.39

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.39 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.50 from a physician practice, and about $26.30 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$19.50$13.80 to $31.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.30$25.70 to $43.65

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $25 to $76Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $11 to $36
$5$10$20$50$100facility $26professional $19

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$43.65
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$35.48

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 23rd of 51

$22.39

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.