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Glutathione Reductase in Red Blood Cells

Montana 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?

$12.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.75 from a physician practice, and about $12.88 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$11.75$10.96 to $21.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.88$11.75 to $18.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $29Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $5 to $62
$5$10$20$50facility $13professional $12

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$13.80
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$28.84
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$28.84
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$53.70
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$9.55

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 6th of 51

$12.30

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.