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Stool Test for Parasitic Infection Antigen

Mississippi 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 Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.79 from a physician practice, and about $25.12 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$14.79$10.47 to $25.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.12$14.79 to $33.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $12 to $115Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $9 to $28
$10$20$50$100facility $25professional $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
$13.80
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$28.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$9.77
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$24.55

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 28th of 51

$15.85

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.