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Entamoeba Histolytica Antigen Test

Kentucky rates for HCPCS 87337

Looks for proteins from Entamoeba histolytica, a parasite that infects the large intestine, in a sample from the patient. The laboratory uses antibodies that latch onto the parasite's proteins and produce a color change, giving a result without having to find the organism under a microscope.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Entamoeba Histolytica Antigen Test cost?

$9.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.55 from a physician practice, and about $12.02 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$9.55$5.89 to $12.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.02$9.77 to $25.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $10 to $29Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $17
$5$10$20$50facility $12professional $10

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
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$51.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$16.60
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$16.60
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$16.60

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in South Dakota than in Maryland. 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.

Kentucky· 48th of 51

$9.55

SD $22.91MD $8.91

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.