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Free Fatty Acids Blood Test

Vermont 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?

$23.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.44 from a physician practice, and about $102 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$23.44$23.44 to $23.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$102$31.62 to $204

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $102 · 10th to 90th $7 to $240Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $12 to $23
$10$20$50$100$200facility $102professional $23

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$26.92
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$6.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$41.69

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 5th of 51

$23.44

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.