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Glutathione Reductase in Red Blood Cells

Kentucky 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?

$7.59

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.59 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.41 from a physician practice, and about $8.51 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$7.41$5.75 to $8.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8.51$7.76 to $13.80

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $7 to $23Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $13
$5$10$20$50facility $9professional $7

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
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$30.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$10.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$9.55
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$13.18
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$9.55

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 47th of 51

$7.59

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.