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Stool Test for Parasitic Infection Antigen

North Carolina 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?

$10.96

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.96 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.72 from a physician practice, and about $15.85 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$10.72$7.94 to $13.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.85$10.96 to $31.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $11 to $50Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $7 to $19
$10$20$50facility $16professional $11

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$5.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$2.19
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$13.18
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$20.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$44.67
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$23.99
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$15.49

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 41st of 51

$10.96

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.