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Free Fatty Acids Blood Test

North Carolina 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?

$14.79

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.30 from a physician practice, and about $18.62 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.30$9.33 to $15.85
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.62$15.14 to $39.81

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $13 to $85Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $9 to $22
$5$10$20$50$100facility $19professional $12

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
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$7.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.02
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$12.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$22.39
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$38.02
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$28.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$41.69
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$18.62

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 37th of 51

$14.79

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.