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Free Fatty Acids Blood Test

Maine 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 Maine, 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 $30.20 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$18.62$14.13 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.20$18.62 to $83.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $19 to $123Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $10 to $22
$10$20$50$100facility $30professional $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
$18.62
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$18.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$134.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$21.38
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$22.91
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$83.18
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$28.84

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 22nd of 51

$18.62

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.