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Irritable Bowel Syndrome Antibody Test

Kentucky 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 October 2026.

How much does Irritable Bowel Syndrome Antibody Test cost?

$13.80

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.80 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.80 from a physician practice, and about $162 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$13.80$6.92 to $67.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$162$112 to $240

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $162 · 10th to 90th $87 to $2,239Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $6 to $141
$10$50$200$1Kfacility $162professional $14

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$13.80
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,548.13
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$112.20
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
$45.71
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$22.39

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 15.5 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.

Kentucky· 51st of 51

$13.80

AK $214KY $13.80

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.