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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 July 2026.

How much does Free Fatty Acids Blood Test cost?

$16.60

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.60 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.14 from a physician practice, and about $30.90 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 7 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$15.14$13.49 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.90$16.60 to $93.33

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $31 · 10th to 90th $15 to $105Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $10 to $25
$10$20$50$100facility $31professional $15

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
$15.14
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$24.55
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$25.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$38.02
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$26.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$18.62
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$100.00

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 38th of 51

$16.60

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.