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Glutathione Reductase in Red Blood Cells

Missouri 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?

$9.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.12 from a physician practice, and about $12.30 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$9.12$5.75 to $14.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.30$9.33 to $16.60

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $9 to $22Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $18
$5$10$20$50$100facility $12professional $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
$9.12
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$18.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$33.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$19.50
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$17.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$11.22
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$11.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$11.48

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 18th of 51

$9.55

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.