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Glutathione Reductase in Red Blood Cells

New Jersey 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?

$8.91

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.41 from a physician practice, and about $19.50 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$7.41$6.17 to $8.32
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.50$12.59 to $48.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $9 to $95Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $19
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $19professional $7

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
$12.02
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$19.05
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$7.76
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$25,118.86
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$8.32
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$10.00

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 32nd of 51

$8.91

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.