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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 July 2026.

How much does Free Fatty Acids Blood Test cost?

$28.84

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.84 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.30 from a physician practice, and about $54.95 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$12.30$12.30 to $44.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$54.95$37.15 to $110

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $55 · 10th to 90th $12 to $166Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $11 to $123
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $55professional $12

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
$38.90
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$123.03
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$114.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$44.67
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$20.42
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$38.90
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$37.15

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $28.84 · 1st 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.