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Fecal White Blood Cell Test

Alaska rates for HCPCS 89055

This laboratory test looks for white blood cells in a stool sample. Their presence can help a doctor tell the difference between diarrhea caused by inflammation or an invasive infection and diarrhea from other, non-inflammatory causes.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Fecal White Blood Cell Test cost?

$11.75

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.75 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.55 from a physician practice, and about $20.89 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$9.55$6.17 to $14.45
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.89$14.45 to $52.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $4 to $141Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $4 to $21
$5$10$20$50$100facility $21professional $10

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$6.17
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$169.82
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$17.78
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$27.54
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$20.89
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$5.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$70.79

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Alaska than in Georgia. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$11.75

AK $11.75GA $3.31

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.