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Free Fatty Acids Blood Test

Alaska rates for HCPCS 82725

A blood test that measures the level of free (nonesterified) fatty acids circulating in the bloodstream — a form of fat the body releases and uses for energy, especially during fasting or periods of stress on metabolism. It can help evaluate certain metabolic or fat-processing disorders. A blood sample is typically drawn after a period of fasting.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Free Fatty Acids Blood Test cost?

$18.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $42.66 from a physician practice, and about $13.80 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$42.66$18.62 to $63.10
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13.80$13.80 to $18.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $14 to $89Professionalmedian $43 · 10th to 90th $17 to $71
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $14professional $43

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
$81.28
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$26.92
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$18.62
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$60.26
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$85.11
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$70.79

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in Nebraska than in Connecticut. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $18.62 · 21st of 51
NE $28.84CT $12.88

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.