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Free Fatty Acids Blood Test

Kansas 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?

$20.89

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.89 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.62 from a physician practice, and about $21.38 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$18.62$11.22 to $20.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.38$19.95 to $30.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $19 to $32Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $10 to $27
$10$20$50facility $21professional $19

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
$10.96
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$19.95
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$11.48
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$31.62
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$27.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$32.36
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$32.36
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
$8.13
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$10.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$3.98

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 13th of 51

$20.89

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.