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Stool Test for Parasitic Infection Antigen

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 87328

This laboratory test checks a stool sample for a specific antigen produced by a parasite that can cause intestinal infection and diarrhea. It offers a faster result than culturing the organism directly, helping guide prompt treatment.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Stool Test for Parasitic Infection Antigen cost?

$15.85

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 from a physician practice, and about $18.62 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10.96$9.77 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.62$15.85 to $21.38

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $14 to $35Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $9 to $19
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $19professional $11

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$19.05
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$21.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$18.62
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$13.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$16.60

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 4.8 times more in West Virginia than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Arkansas $15.85 · 29th of 51
WV $50.12DC $10.47

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.