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Free Fatty Acids Blood Test

Iowa 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?

$22.39

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.39 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.62 from a physician practice, and about $35.48 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$18.62$14.45 to $44.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$35.48$18.62 to $50.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $14 to $89Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $11 to $123
$10$20$50$100facility $35professional $19

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
$14.45
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$44.67
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$58.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$50.12
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$40.74
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$24.55
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$43.65
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 10th of 51

$22.39

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.