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Free Fatty Acids Blood Test

Indiana 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?

$14.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.22 from a physician practice, and about $18.62 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$6.61 to $17.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.62$16.98 to $37.15

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $15 to $56Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $28
$10$50$200$1Kfacility $19professional $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
$15.49
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$57.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$56.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$20.42
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$36.31
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$2,187.76
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$22.39
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
$7.08
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$11.48

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 42nd of 51

$14.13

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.