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Galactokinase Enzyme Test, Red Blood Cells

Vermont 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 Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.84 from a physician practice, and about $166 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$28.84$15.49 to $37.15
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$166$36.31 to $363

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $166 · 10th to 90th $21 to $380Professionalmedian $29 · 10th to 90th $13 to $42
$10$20$50$100$200facility $166professional $29

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
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$37.15
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$47.86

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 8th 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.