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Laboratory Test For A Specific Stool Substance

Delaware rates for HCPCS 82653

This stool (fecal) test measures the level of a specific substance as part of evaluating a person's digestive health or diagnosing a medical condition. The exact substance measured depends on why the test was ordered.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Laboratory Test For A Specific Stool Substance cost?

$21.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.78 from a physician practice, and about $50.12 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$17.78$13.80 to $22.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$50.12$22.91 to $61.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $50 · 10th to 90th $19 to $112Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $10 to $33
$10$20$50$100facility $50professional $18

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$109.65
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$22.91

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 9.8 times more in Vermont 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.

Delaware· 25th of 51

$21.38

VT $155KY $15.85

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.