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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 July 2026.

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

$18.62

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 from a physician practice, and about $54.95 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 5 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$16.60$16.60 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$54.95$30.20 to $95.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $55 · 10th to 90th $17 to $129Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $17 to $28
$10$20$50$100facility $55professional $17

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
$16.60
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$18.62
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$27.54
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$30.20

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in Hawaii than in Washington, DC. 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· 41st of 51

$18.62

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.