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Glutamate Dehydrogenase Blood Test

Pennsylvania 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 July 2026.

How much does Glutamate Dehydrogenase Blood Test cost?

$11.75

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.75 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.72 from a physician practice, and about $20.42 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$10.72$10.23 to $12.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.42$15.85 to $38.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $11 to $58Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $7 to $20
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $20professional $11

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
$11.22
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$30.90
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$8,511.38
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$19.50
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$19.05
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$22.91
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$46.77
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$38.90
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$91.20
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$18.62

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in North Dakota than in Connecticut. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Pennsylvania $11.75 · 29th of 51
ND $21.88CT $7.94

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.