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Galactokinase Enzyme Test, Red Blood Cells

Virginia 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?

$20.42

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.42 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.22 from a physician practice, and about $25.70 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 8 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$15.14 to $20.42
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.70$21.38 to $54.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $20 to $112Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $11 to $48
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $26professional $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
$20.42
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$40.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$85.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$16.60
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$30.20
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$31.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$41.69
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$44.67
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$37.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$22.39

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $20.42 · 34th 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.