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Free Fatty Acids Blood Test

Montana 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?

$23.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.44 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$23.44$16.98 to $32.36
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.18$23.44 to $57.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $19 to $1,122Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $11 to $123
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $28professional $23

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
$162.18
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$1,122.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$123.03
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$81,283.05
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$26.92
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$57.54
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$57.54
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$107.15
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$18.62

Where Montana 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.

Montana $23.44 · 6th 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.