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Glutathione Reductase in Red Blood Cells

New Mexico 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?

$8.51

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.08 from a physician practice, and about $11.22 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$7.08$7.08 to $11.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11.22$8.51 to $28.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $30Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $4 to $62
$5$10$20$50facility $11professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$15.14
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$12.02
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$7.08

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 36th of 51

$8.51

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.