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GGT Liver Enzyme Blood Test

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 82977

This blood test measures gamma-glutamyl transferase, an enzyme found mainly in the liver. Elevated levels can point to liver or bile duct problems and are sometimes used to help clarify the cause of other abnormal liver test results.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does GGT Liver Enzyme Blood Test cost?

$10.00

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.00 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.32 from a physician practice, and about $33.88 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$8.32$5.01 to $14.45
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.88$8.13 to $83.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $34 · 10th to 90th $6 to $170Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $5 to $17
$5$10$20$50$100facility $34professional $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
$5.89
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$9.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$17.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$107.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$8.71
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$8.71
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.24

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 5.8 times more in Vermont than in Maryland. 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.

South Dakota· 11th of 51

$10.00

VT $30.90MD $5.37

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.