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Galactokinase Enzyme Test, Red Blood Cells

Washington 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?

$20.42

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.42 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.50 from a physician practice, and about $32.36 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$19.50$13.80 to $21.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$32.36$23.44 to $42.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $21 to $59Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $9 to $26
$10$20$50facility $32professional $19

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
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$25.70
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$58.88
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$30.20
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$43.65
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$58.88
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$25.70
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$58.88
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$23.99
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$38.90
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
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$5.13

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 30th of 51

$20.42

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.