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Free Fatty Acids Blood Test

Virginia 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 Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.88 from a physician practice, and about $24.55 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.88$8.51 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$24.55$18.62 to $44.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $17 to $89Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $8 to $22
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $25professional $13

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
$14.13
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$17.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$91.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$14.45
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$21.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$27.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$26.30
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$27.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$23.99
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$10,232.93
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.77
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
$7.08
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$8.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.31

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 38th 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.