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Stool Fat Screening Test

Louisiana 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?

$5.37

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.37 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.68 from a physician practice, and about $6.61 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$4.68$2.88 to $6.03
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.61$5.01 to $10.96

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $19Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $2 to $7
$2$5$10$20facility $7professional $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
$5.37
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.07
Median
$1.38
Typical High
$5.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.07
Median
$1.23
Typical High
$1.32
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$19.05
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$7.59
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$5.75
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$5.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$6.92

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 22nd of 51

$5.37

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.