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Stool Test for Parasitic Infection Antigen

Iowa 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?

$29.51

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $29.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.50 from a physician practice, and about $39.81 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 7 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$19.50$10.96 to $69.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$39.81$20.89 to $85.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $40 · 10th to 90th $14 to $105Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $10 to $81
$10$20$50$100facility $40professional $19

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
$13.80
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$33.88
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$89.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$58.88
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$33.88
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$33.88
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 4.8 times more in West Virginia than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Iowa· 5th of 51

$29.51

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.