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Free Fatty Acids Blood Test

Maryland 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?

$14.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $12.30 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$14.13$12.30 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.30$8.91 to $40.74

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $8 to $41Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $10 to $52
$10$20$50$100facility $12professional $14

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$52.48
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$45.71
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$17.78
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$28.18

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in Nebraska than in Connecticut. 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.

Maryland· 48th of 51

$14.13

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.