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Free Fatty Acids Blood Test

Massachusetts 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?

$18.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.62 from a physician practice, and about $37.15 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 9 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$15.14 to $22.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$37.15$25.70 to $54.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $37 · 10th to 90th $15 to $100Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $11 to $46
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $37professional $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
$18.62
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$60.26
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$100.00
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$45.71
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$53.70
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$48.98
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$7,079.46
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$31.62
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$41.69
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$602.56
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$100.00
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$42.66

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts $18.62 · 26th 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.