go back

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 October 2026.

How much does Free Fatty Acids Blood Test cost?

$19.05

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.05 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.88 from a physician practice, and about $53.70 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.88$7.94 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$53.70$33.11 to $64.57

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $54 · 10th to 90th $14 to $85Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $8 to $35
$10$20$50$100facility $54professional $13

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$18.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$85.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$26.92
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$27.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$47.86
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$39.81
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$15.14
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$9.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$3.72

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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· 18th of 51

$19.05

AK $42.66KY $11.75

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.