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Irritable Bowel Syndrome Antibody Test

Virginia 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?

$77.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $77.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $77.62 from a physician practice, and about $129 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$77.62$46.77 to $89.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$129$100 to $263

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $129 · 10th to 90th $78 to $501Professionalmedian $78 · 10th to 90th $7 to $129
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $129professional $78

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
$83.18
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$102.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$691.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$81.28
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$162.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$165.96
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$144.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$251.19
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$112.20
3 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
$41.69
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$20.42
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$158.49

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 34th of 51

$77.62

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.