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Free Fatty Acids Blood Test

Connecticut 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?

$12.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.02 from a physician practice, and about $27.54 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$12.02$12.02 to $14.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$27.54$20.42 to $41.69

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $19 to $51Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $10 to $20
$10$20$50facility $28professional $12

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
$18.62
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$19.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$50.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$27.54
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$33.11

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 51st of 51

$12.88

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.