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Free Fatty Acids Blood Test

Tennessee 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?

$14.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $28.84 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 5 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$14.13$14.13 to $16.60
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.84$16.22 to $61.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $29 · 10th to 90th $13 to $89Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $13 to $19
$5$10$20$50$100facility $29professional $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
$14.13
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$17.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$25.70
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$18.62

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 47th of 51

$14.79

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.