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Glutathione Reductase in Red Blood Cells

Ohio 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?

$8.71

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.59 from a physician practice, and about $13.18 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 8 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$7.59$5.37 to $9.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13.18$9.33 to $20.89

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $8 to $23Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $5 to $17
$5$10$20$50facility $13professional $8

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
$7.76
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$21.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$17.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$12.02
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$10.96
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$15.85
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$38.90
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$13.18
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$11.75
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$10.23

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 33rd of 51

$8.71

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.