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Glutathione Reductase in Red Blood Cells

Washington 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?

$10.00

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.00 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.91 from a physician practice, and about $14.79 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 9 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$8.91$8.51 to $11.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.79$10.00 to $20.89

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $9 to $40Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $15
$5$10$20$50facility $15professional $9

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
$8.91
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$61.66
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$25.70
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$9.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$13.49
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$64.57
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$18.62
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$25.70
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$11.22
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$25.70
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$9.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$10.47
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$16.98

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 17th of 51

$10.00

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.