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Stool Fat Screening Test

North Carolina 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?

$4.07

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.07 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.89 from a physician practice, and about $7.08 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$3.89$3.31 to $5.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.08$4.07 to $12.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7 · 10th to 90th $4 to $22Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $8
$2$5$10$20facility $7professional $4

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
$4.07
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$12.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$6.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$2.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.81
Median
$0.81
Typical High
$0.87
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$3.55
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$3.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$7.76
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$21.88
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$10.72
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$6.92

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 45th of 51

$4.07

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.