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Stool Test for Parasitic Infection Antigen

Kentucky 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 October 2026.

How much does Stool Test for Parasitic Infection Antigen cost?

$10.23

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.77 from a physician practice, and about $13.80 from a hospital or other facility.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$9.77$7.08 to $13.80
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13.80$11.48 to $25.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $11 to $26Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $16
$5$10$20$50facility $14professional $10

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$14.79
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$14.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$15.85
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.50
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$15.85
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$6.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$2.75

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Kansas than in New Jersey. 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.

Kentucky· 50th of 51

$10.23

KS $36.31NJ $9.77

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.