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Free Fatty Acids Blood Test

Nebraska 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?

$12.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.22 from a physician practice, and about $50.12 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$11.22$11.22 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$50.12$26.30 to $79.43

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $50 · 10th to 90th $11 to $100Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $11 to $37
$10$20$50$100facility $50professional $11

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
$12.30
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$13.80
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$44.67
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$52.48
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$34.67
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$11.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$37.15

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 50th of 51

$12.30

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.