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Free Fatty Acids Blood Test

Utah 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?

$16.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 from a physician practice, and about $51.29 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 6 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$16.60$13.80 to $17.78
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$51.29$21.38 to $91.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $51 · 10th to 90th $17 to $117Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $11 to $21
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $51professional $17

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
$16.98
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$26.92
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$75.86
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$16.98
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$24.55
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$18.62

Where Utah 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.

Utah $16.98 · 36th 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.