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Free Fatty Acids Blood Test

South Dakota 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?

$21.38

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.78 from a physician practice, and about $35.48 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 7 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$17.78$12.59 to $36.31
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$35.48$35.48 to $35.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $21 to $162Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $11 to $45
$10$20$50$100facility $35professional $18

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
$13.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$17.78
Avera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$44.67
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$52.48
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$22.39
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$22.91
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 13th of 51

$21.38

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.