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Free Fatty Acids Blood Test

Mississippi 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?

$23.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.85 from a physician practice, and about $23.44 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$15.85$9.33 to $23.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.44$23.44 to $23.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $17 to $34Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $9 to $34
$10$20facility $23professional $16

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
$19.95
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$7.59
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$32.36

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 8th of 51

$23.44

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.