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Stool Test for Parasitic Infection Antigen

South Dakota 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?

$27.54

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $27.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.20 from a physician practice, and about $64.57 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 7 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$18.20$13.80 to $66.07
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$64.57$53.70 to $77.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $65 · 10th to 90th $25 to $174Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $10 to $81
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $65professional $18

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
$53.70
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$81.28
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$20.89
Avera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$33.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$162.18
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$16.60
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$18.20
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 4.8 times more in West Virginia than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

South Dakota $27.54 · 6th of 51
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.