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Irritable Bowel Syndrome Antibody Test

Minnesota 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?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 from a physician practice, and about $112 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$112$89.13 to $135
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$112$105 to $288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $112 · 10th to 90th $105 to $457Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $58 to $214
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $112professional $112

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$218.78
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$812.83
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$213.80
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$537.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$263.03
6 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
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$26.92

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 19th of 51

$112

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.