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Free Fatty Acids Blood Test

Washington 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?

$19.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.38 from a physician practice, and about $27.54 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 9 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$17.38$15.85 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$27.54$20.42 to $48.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $19 to $89Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $10 to $28
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $28professional $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
$17.78
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$123.03
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$51.29
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$26.92
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$64.57
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$37.15
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$22.39
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$51.29
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$22.39
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$50.12
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$18.62
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$33.88

Where Washington 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.

Washington $19.50 · 18th 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.