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Irritable Bowel Syndrome Antibody Test

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 0164U

Helps tell whether a person's bowel symptoms are due to irritable bowel syndrome. It measures two antibodies in blood plasma, one against the bacterial toxin CdtB and one against vinculin, a protein in the gut wall, and interprets them against thresholds set for IBS.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Irritable Bowel Syndrome Antibody Test cost?

$74.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $74.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $74.13 from a physician practice, and about $162 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$74.13$67.61 to $74.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$162$112 to $229

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $162 · 10th to 90th $112 to $295Professionalmedian $74 · 10th to 90th $40 to $112
$10$20$50$100$200facility $162professional $74

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
$112.20
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$87.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$302.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$162.18
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$194.98

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in South Dakota 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.

Connecticut· 49th of 51

$74.13

SD $186KY $67.61

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.