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Galactokinase Enzyme Test, Red Blood Cells

Tennessee 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?

$16.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.22 from a physician practice, and about $33.11 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$16.22$16.22 to $18.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.11$18.20 to $79.43

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $33 · 10th to 90th $16 to $91Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $15 to $26
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $33professional $16

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
$16.22
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$20.42
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$32.36
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$30.20

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee $16.98 · 49th 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.