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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 July 2026.

How much does Free Fatty Acids Blood Test cost?

$15.85

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $22.39 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 8 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$12.30 to $15.85
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.39$18.62 to $46.77

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $16 to $81Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $8 to $35
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $22professional $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
$15.85
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$35.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$75.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$12.59
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$22.91
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$27.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$26.30
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$15.85
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$39.81
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$15.85

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $15.85 · 39th 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.