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Free Fatty Acids Blood Test

New Jersey 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?

$13.18

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.02 from a physician practice, and about $23.99 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.02$10.23 to $13.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.99$12.02 to $54.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $24 · 10th to 90th $10 to $89Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $9 to $16
$10$20$50$100facility $24professional $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
$10.23
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$7.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$3.16
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$28.18
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$15.14
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$151.36
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$15.85

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 49th of 51

$13.18

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.