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Preparation of Donor Stool for Transplant

California rates for HCPCS 44705

Laboratory preparation of a donated stool sample so the healthy gut bacteria it contains can be placed into another person's intestine. It includes checking that the donor material is suitable for use. This covers the preparation of the material only, not the procedure in which it is delivered.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Preparation of Donor Stool for Transplant cost?

$123

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 from a physician practice, and about $5,623 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$123$100 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,623$170 to $7,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $95 to $16,982Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $72 to $724
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $5,623professional $123

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
$7,762.47
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$416.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$16,982.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$27,542.29
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$302.00
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$199.53
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$229.09
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$309.03
The Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$16,218.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$302.00

Where California sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Wyoming than in Vermont. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $123 · 24th of 51
WY $339VT $100

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.