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Glutathione Reductase in Red Blood Cells

Kansas 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 Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.33 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.13 from a physician practice, and about $19.05 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 5 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$8.13$7.08 to $9.33
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.05$11.22 to $22.39

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $9 to $28Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $15
$5$10$20facility $19professional $8

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
$10.00
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$9.33
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$27.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$19.05
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$16.60
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$11.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$14.45

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 22nd 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.