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Stool Test for Parasitic Infection Antigen

Montana 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?

$18.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.38 from a physician practice, and about $26.92 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$17.38$10.96 to $21.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.92$18.62 to $72.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $17 to $135Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $10 to $91
$10$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $27professional $17

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
$63.10
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$91.20
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$81,283.05
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$19.95
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$41.69
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$41.69
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$79.43
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$16.60

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 14th of 51

$18.62

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.