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Glutathione Reductase in Red Blood Cells

Mississippi 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?

$10.96

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.96 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.00 from a physician practice, and about $12.59 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 4 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$10.00$7.24 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.59$9.33 to $16.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $17Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $19
$5$10$20facility $13professional $10

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
$16.98
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$19.05
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$13.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$9.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$16.98

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 13th of 51

$10.96

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.