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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 July 2026.

How much does Stool Fat Screening Test cost?

$6.76

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.76 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.76 from a physician practice, and about $10.00 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$6.76$4.57 to $16.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.00$6.76 to $28.84

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $69Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $4 to $34
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $10professional $7

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
$14.45
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$33.88
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$81,283.05
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$6.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$7.41
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$15.85
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$15.85
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$28.84
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$7.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$7.08

Where Montana 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.

Montana $6.76 · 15th 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.