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Free Fatty Acids Blood Test

Florida 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?

$13.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.22 from a physician practice, and about $28.18 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 8 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$11.22$8.13 to $13.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.18$18.62 to $53.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $14 to $91Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $7 to $17
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $28professional $11

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
$14.13
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$15.85
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$21.88
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$33.88
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$66.07
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$16.98
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$8.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$18.62
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$18.62

Where Florida 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.

Florida $13.18 · 50th 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.