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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 July 2026.

How much does Stool Fat Screening Test cost?

$4.57

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.57 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.47 from a physician practice, and about $7.24 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 7 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$4.47$4.07 to $6.31
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.24$4.37 to $16.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7 · 10th to 90th $4 to $71Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $4 to $7
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $7professional $4

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
$4.07
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$6.76
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$3.55
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$18.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$3.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$7.76
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$21.88
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$10.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$3.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$8.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$7.08
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$100.00

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $4.57 · 48th 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.