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Free Fatty Acids Blood Test

Minnesota 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 October 2026.

How much does Free Fatty Acids Blood Test cost?

$21.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.62 from a physician practice, and about $57.54 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$18.62$15.14 to $22.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$57.54$18.62 to $112

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $58 · 10th to 90th $18 to $257Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $9 to $35
$10$20$50$100$200facility $58professional $19

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$22.39
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$36.31
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$138.04
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$35.48
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$43.65
4 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$3.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$11.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$4.47

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Minnesota· 11th of 51

$21.38

AK $42.66KY $11.75

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.