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Free Fatty Acids Blood Test

Missouri 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?

$19.05

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.05 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.22 from a physician practice, and about $28.18 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$16.22$9.77 to $21.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.18$18.62 to $36.31

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $17 to $76Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $8 to $32
$10$20$50$100$200facility $28professional $16

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
$18.20
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$35.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$66.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$28.84
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$34.67
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$22.39

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 19th of 51

$19.05

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.