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Stool Test for Parasitic Infection Antigen

South 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?

$19.50

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.80 from a physician practice, and about $46.77 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$13.80$12.88 to $22.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$46.77$33.11 to $85.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $47 · 10th to 90th $18 to $110Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $9 to $30
$10$20$50$100facility $47professional $14

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
$10.72
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$12.30
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$16.98
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$19.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$16.60
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
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$2.14
Typical High
$2.19

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 11th of 51

$19.50

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.