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Galactokinase Enzyme Test, Red Blood Cells

South Carolina 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?

$30.20

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.20 from a physician practice, and about $74.13 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$30.20$21.38 to $44.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$74.13$56.23 to $126

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $74 · 10th to 90th $32 to $145Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $15 to $54
$10$20$50$100$200facility $74professional $30

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
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$17.38
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$26.92
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$35.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$30.20
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$3.47

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 7th of 51

$30.20

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.