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Preparation of Donor Stool for Transplant

Iowa 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 October 2026.

How much does Preparation of Donor Stool for Transplant cost?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $200 from a physician practice, and about $692 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$200$148 to $282
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$692$200 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $692 · 10th to 90th $182 to $6,918Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $115 to $537
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $692professional $200

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
$190.55
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$302.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$269.15
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$5,888.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$831.76
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$263.03
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$281.84

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 8.7 times more in Oklahoma than in Michigan. 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.

Iowa· 7th of 51

$234

OK $832MI $95.50

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.