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Stool Culture, Additional Intestinal Organisms

Massachusetts 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 $27 · 10th–90th $9$950%10%10th90th$27Professionalmedian $9 · 10th–90th $8$200%50%10th90th$9$2.0$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$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
$12.88
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$16.60
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$60.26
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$22.91
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$33.11
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$12.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$24.55
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$7,079.46
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$15.85
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$28.84
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$120.23
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$60.26
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$22.91
Tufts
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$23.99
Tufts
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$23.99