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Stool Fat Screening Test

Iowa 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 October 2026.

How much does Stool Fat Screening Test cost?

$6.17

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.17 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.13 from a physician practice, and about $7.94 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$5.13$3.98 to $9.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.94$6.31 to $13.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $5 to $16Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $13
$5$10$20$50$100facility $8professional $5

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$7.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$12.02
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$50.12
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$15.85
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$13.18
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$6.76
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$6.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$7.08
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.13

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 7.2 times more in Alaska 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.

Iowa· 13th of 51

$6.17

AK $11.48KY $1.58

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.