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Stool Culture, Additional Intestinal Organisms

Maryland 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 $7$370%20%10th90th$27Professionalmedian $8 · 10th–90th $6$170%20%10th90th$8$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0

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
$6.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$17.38
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$9.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$12.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$23.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$7.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$8.91
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$14.13