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Glutathione Reductase in Red Blood Cells

Maine 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 Maine, 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 $15.14 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$9.33$7.24 to $9.33
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.14$9.33 to $42.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $9 to $65Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $11
$5$10$20$50facility $15professional $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
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$9.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$69.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$9.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$10.72
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$11.48
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$42.66
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$17.78

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 21st 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.