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Laboratory Test For A Specific Stool Substance

Georgia 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 July 2026.

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

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.20 from a physician practice, and about $30.90 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 8 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$18.20$15.14 to $22.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.90$22.91 to $100

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $31 · 10th to 90th $18 to $295Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $11 to $40
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $31professional $18

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
$18.20
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$41.69
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$33.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$33.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$35.48
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$363.08
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$22.91

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in West Virginia than in Vermont. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Georgia $21.88 · 34th of 51
WV $66.07VT $12.02

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.