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Stool Culture, Additional Intestinal Organisms

California 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.

Facilitymedian $60 · 10th–90th $13$2090%5%10%10th90th$60Professionalmedian $9 · 10th–90th $6$620%20%10th90th$9$2.0$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K

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
$15.85
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$117.49
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$6.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$46.77
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$20.42
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$151.36
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$23.99
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$15.14
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$21.38
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$11.22
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$28.18
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$23.99
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
The Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$9.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$9.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$19.50