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Glutathione Reductase in Red Blood Cells

Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.33 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.33 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$9.33$7.76 to $13.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.42$12.88 to $28.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $9 to $35Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $24
$5$20$100$500$2Kfacility $20professional $9

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
$6.61
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$30.90
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$100.00
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$22.91
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$33.11
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$24.55
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$7,079.46
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$15.85
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$21.88
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$100.00
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$11.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$23.99

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 19th 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.