Stool Fat Screening Test

Delaware rates for HCPCS 82705

This laboratory test checks a stool sample for the presence of excess fat, which can be a sign that the body isn't absorbing fat properly. It's a screening-level check rather than a precise measurement, often used as a first step when a doctor suspects a digestive or pancreatic problem is preventing normal fat absorption. A stronger version of the same test, done with a measured collection, gives an exact amount if more detail is needed.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Stool Fat Screening Test cost?

$5.25

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.25 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.27 from a physician practice, and about $5.89 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

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	$4.07 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$5.89	$5.25 to $70.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $166Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $4 to $15

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $4.27 Median $5.89 Typical High $165.96	Facility	Global	$4.27	$5.89	$165.96
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $4.07 Median $4.27 Typical High $15.14	Professional	Global	$4.07	$4.27	$15.14
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $3.31 Median $3.31 Typical High $3.31	Facility	Global	$3.31	$3.31	$3.31
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $3.16 Median $3.72 Typical High $9.33	Professional	Global	$3.16	$3.72	$9.33
Highmark BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $13.49 Median $13.49 Typical High $24.55	Facility	Global	$13.49	$13.49	$24.55
United Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $2.14 Median $3.09 Typical High $7.08	Professional	Global	$2.14	$3.09	$7.08

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 3.3 times more in Pennsylvania than in Tennessee. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Delaware $5.25 · 32nd of 51

PA $13.49TN $4.07

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.