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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 July 2026.

How much does Free Fatty Acids Blood Test cost?

$19.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.95 from a physician practice, and about $23.44 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 4 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$19.95$14.13 to $33.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.44$18.62 to $33.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $17 to $34Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $11 to $38
$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $23professional $20

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
$33.88
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$38.02
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$30.20

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi $19.95 · 17th 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.