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Free Fatty Acids Blood Test

Pennsylvania 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?

$17.78

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.78 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.14 from a physician practice, and about $39.81 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 9 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$14.79 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$39.81$25.70 to $54.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $40 · 10th to 90th $16 to $81Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $11 to $29
$10$20$50$100$200facility $40professional $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
$15.85
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$28.84
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$8,511.38
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$32.36
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$26.92
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$32.36
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$104.71
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$14.13
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$81.28
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$54.95
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$83.18
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$28.18

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 28th of 51

$17.78

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.