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Glutathione Reductase in Red Blood Cells

Tennessee 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?

$7.41

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.41 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.08 from a physician practice, and about $14.45 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$7.08$7.08 to $7.59
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.45$7.94 to $33.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $7 to $38Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $6 to $10
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $14professional $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
$7.08
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$8.91
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$10.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$13.18
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$9.55

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 48th of 51

$7.41

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.