go back

Free Fatty Acids Blood Test

Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.60 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.80 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 4 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$13.80$13.80 to $16.60
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$39.81$22.39 to $85.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $40 · 10th to 90th $18 to $87Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $10 to $26
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $40professional $14

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
$21.88
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$16.60
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$26.92
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$26.30

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island $16.60 · 37th 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.