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Laboratory Test For A Specific Stool Substance

Vermont 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?

$155

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.18 from a physician practice, and about $229 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$28.18$14.79 to $29.51
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$229$166 to $229

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $229 · 10th to 90th $162 to $229Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $14 to $32
$10$20$50$100$200facility $229professional $28

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
$165.96
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$33.11
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$32.36

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 1st of 51

$155

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.