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Stool Culture, Additional Intestinal Organisms

Alabama 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 $11 · 10th–90th $9$250%20%10th90th$11Professionalmedian $9 · 10th–90th $6$170%20%10th90th$9$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0K

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
$9.33
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$16.98
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$6.61
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$15.85
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$9.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$11.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$13.18