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Free Fatty Acids Blood Test

Georgia 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 Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.49 from a physician practice, and about $21.38 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$15.49$12.59 to $19.05
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.38$16.22 to $25.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $15 to $35Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $8 to $28
$10$20$50$100$200facility $21professional $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
$14.79
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$26.92
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$26.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$27.54
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$28.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$23.44

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 35th 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.