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Glutathione Reductase in Red Blood Cells

South Dakota 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?

$15.85

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $17.78 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 6 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$13.49$7.41 to $21.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.78$17.38 to $17.78

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $11 to $18Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $6 to $23
$5$10$20$50$100facility $18professional $13

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
$6.61
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$8.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$22.39
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$37.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$11.22
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$12.02
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 2nd of 51

$15.85

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.