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Stool Culture, Additional Intestinal Organisms

Washington, DC 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 $35 · 10th–90th $7$830%10%10th90th$35Professionalmedian $7 · 10th–90th $7$330%50%90th$7$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0

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
$7.08
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.08
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$72.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$16.22