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Glutamate Dehydrogenase Blood Test

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 82965

A blood test that measures glutamate dehydrogenase, an enzyme found deep inside liver cells. Because it is held within the cell rather than on its surface, a raised level in the blood signals that liver cells themselves have been damaged.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Glutamate Dehydrogenase Blood Test cost?

$9.55

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.94 from a physician practice, and about $12.02 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7.94$5.50 to $10.47
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.02$10.47 to $25.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $9 to $60Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $5 to $15
$5$10$20$50facility $12professional $8

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
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$5.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$2.09
Typical High
$2.09
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$41.69
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$8.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$15.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$16.22
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$13.18

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 4.7 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

North Carolina· 42nd of 51

$9.55

AK $29.51KY $6.31

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.