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Glutathione Reductase in Red Blood Cells

Alaska rates for HCPCS 82979

A blood test that measures the activity of glutathione reductase, an enzyme red blood cells depend on to protect themselves from chemical damage. Low activity can reflect a shortage of vitamin B2 or an inherited enzyme problem.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Glutathione Reductase in Red Blood Cells cost?

$9.33

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.33 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.18 from a physician practice, and about $6.92 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 6 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$28.18$16.22 to $31.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.92$6.92 to $9.33

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7 · 10th to 90th $7 to $45Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $9 to $38
$10$20$50$100facility $7professional $28

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
$40.74
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$13.49
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$9.33
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$30.20
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$44.67
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$6.92
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$74.13

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in North Dakota than in Connecticut. 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.

Alaska· 20th of 51

$9.33

ND $15.85CT $6.61

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.