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Free Fatty Acids Blood Test

Michigan 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?

$17.78

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.78 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.98 from a physician practice, and about $17.78 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$16.98$14.13 to $17.78
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.78$17.78 to $22.39

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $17 to $33Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $11 to $22
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $18professional $17

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
$16.98
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$37.15
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$26.92
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$43.65
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$25.70
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$18.62

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan $17.78 · 29th 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.