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Free Fatty Acids Blood Test

Louisiana 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?

$22.91

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.42 from a physician practice, and about $25.70 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 5 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$20.42$14.13 to $22.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.70$21.38 to $47.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $19 to $68Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $9 to $26
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $26professional $20

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
$19.95
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$25.70
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$53.70
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$25.70
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$19.95

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $22.91 · 8th 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.