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Stool Fat Screening Test

Maryland 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?

$4.57

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.57 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.57 from a physician practice, and about $15.14 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4.57$3.80 to $6.76
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.14$3.80 to $44.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $3 to $56Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $33
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $15professional $5

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$33.11
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.55
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$5.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$6.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$12.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$9.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$2.14
Typical High
$3.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$4.79
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$7.59

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland $4.57 · 45th 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.