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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 October 2026.

How much does Free Fatty Acids Blood Test cost?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.22 from a physician practice, and about $22.39 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$11.22$7.59 to $21.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.39$18.20 to $36.31

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $14 to $65Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $5 to $27
$5$10$20$50facility $22professional $11

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
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$18.20
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$64.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$26.92
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$28.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$39.81
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
$6.31
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$9.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.63

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 39th of 51

$14.45

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.