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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 July 2026.

How much does Free Fatty Acids Blood Test cost?

$15.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.49 from a physician practice, and about $18.62 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 6 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$9.33 to $15.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.62$18.62 to $37.15

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $19 to $56Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $6 to $17
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $19professional $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
$15.49
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$16.98
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$56.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$15.14
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$20.42

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana $15.49 · 41st 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.