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Stool Fat Screening Test

Montana 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?

$7.41

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.41 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.76 from a physician practice, and about $8.51 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$6.76$4.57 to $7.41
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8.51$7.41 to $10.00

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $7 to $12Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $2 to $9
$2$5$10$20facility $9professional $7

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
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$6.76
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$17.78
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$6.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$15.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$7.41
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$11.75
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$9.12
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$15.14
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$7.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$2.14
Typical High
$5.13

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 9th of 51

$7.41

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.