Stool Test For Hidden Blood, For A Specific Medical Reason

Nebraska rates for HCPCS 82272

A stool sample is chemically tested for blood that isn't visible to the naked eye, using a color-change (guaiac) reaction. This version is done because of symptoms or another specific medical reason, rather than as part of routine, symptom-free colorectal cancer screening.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Stool Test For Hidden Blood, For A Specific Medical Reason cost?

$4.27

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.27 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.27 from a physician practice, and about $18.62 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 by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$4.27	$3.72 to $4.68
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$18.62	$10.00 to $27.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $3 to $54Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $9

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $2.82 Median $7.59 Typical High $11.22	Facility	None	$2.82	$7.59	$11.22
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $2.82 Median $3.63 Typical High $9.33	Professional	None	$2.82	$3.63	$9.33
Ambetter Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $1.82 Median $2.14 Typical High $10.47	Professional	None	$1.82	$2.14	$10.47
BCBS Nebraska Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $12.88 Median $20.42 Typical High $38.90	Facility	None	$12.88	$20.42	$38.90
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $20.89 Median $20.89 Typical High $20.89	Facility	None	$20.89	$20.89	$20.89
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $3.98 Median $5.13 Typical High $10.23	Professional	None	$3.98	$5.13	$10.23
Medica Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $2.51 Median $17.38 Typical High $79.43	Facility	None	$2.51	$17.38	$79.43
Medica Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $2.51 Median $4.27 Typical High $10.72	Professional	None	$2.51	$4.27	$10.72
Midlands Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $3.98 Median $3.98 Typical High $7.76	Professional	None	$3.98	$3.98	$7.76
Midlands Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $3.98 Median $3.98 Typical High $3.98	Facility	None	$3.98	$3.98	$3.98
United Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $1.51 Median $1.78 Typical High $2.51	Facility	None	$1.51	$1.78	$2.51
United Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $2.63 Median $4.27 Typical High $8.51	Professional	None	$2.63	$4.27	$8.51

Where Nebraska sits

The same service costs 11.0 times more in Vermont than in New Jersey. 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.

Nebraska· 27th of 51

$4.27

VT $32.36NJ $2.95

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.