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Free Fatty Acids Blood Test

Delaware 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?

$15.85

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.49 from a physician practice, and about $182 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 4 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$15.49$14.79 to $56.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$182$21.38 to $191

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $182 · 10th to 90th $21 to $191Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $15 to $56
$10$20$50$100facility $182professional $15

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
$21.38
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$26.92
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$18.62

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 40th of 51

$15.85

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.