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Stool Test for Parasitic Infection Antigen

Louisiana 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?

$17.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.14 from a physician practice, and about $22.39 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 6 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$15.14$10.47 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.39$16.60 to $41.69

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $15 to $78Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $7 to $19
$10$20$50$100facility $22professional $15

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
$14.79
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$19.05
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$6.92
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$44.67
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$23.44
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$16.60

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 19th of 51

$17.38

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.