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Stool Culture, Additional Intestinal Organisms

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 87046

When a stool culture grows bacteria beyond the two most common intestinal disease-causing types, this covers the extra laboratory work of isolating and identifying each additional organism found. It is billed alongside the primary stool culture, not as a stand-alone test. This more thorough identification helps pinpoint a less common cause of an intestinal infection.

Rates data updated July 2026.

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th–90th $9$830%10%10th90th$25Professionalmedian $9 · 10th–90th $6$210%50%10th90th$9$0.0$0.2$2.0$20.0$200.0$2.0K$20.0K

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Facility and professional rates are different services and are charted separately. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$22.39
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$43.65
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$14.13