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Free Fatty Acids Blood Test

Colorado 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?

$16.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $50.12 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 7 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$14.13$12.30 to $15.85
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$50.12$27.54 to $85.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $50 · 10th to 90th $14 to $107Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $8 to $18
$10$20$50$100$200facility $50professional $14

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
$11.75
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$17.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$95.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$22.39
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$38.90
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$39.81
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$17.78

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in Nebraska 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.

Colorado· 33rd of 51

$16.98

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.