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Fecal White Blood Cell Test

Delaware 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?

$4.07

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.07 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.55 from a physician practice, and about $10.72 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3.55$3.24 to $6.03
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.72$3.55 to $11.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $3 to $63Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $8
$5$10$20$50facility $11professional $4

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
$3.55
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$3.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$3.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$8.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$39.81
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$6.03

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 39th of 51

$4.07

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.