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Free Fatty Acids Blood Test

South Carolina 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?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 from a physician practice, and about $15.85 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$10.96$6.03 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.85$13.18 to $26.92

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $9 to $48Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $19
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $16professional $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
$3.47
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$15.14
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$41.69
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$21.38
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$25.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.74
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$18.62
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$3.02

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 41st of 51

$14.45

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.