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Laboratory Test For A Specific Stool Substance

South Dakota 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?

$26.30

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.30 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $17.78 to $43.65.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $22 to $43Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $12 to $55
$10$20$50$100facility $27professional $23

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
$26.30
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$54.95
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$109.65
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$22.91
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$22.91
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 12th of 51

$26.30

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.