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Fecal White Blood Cell Test

Kentucky 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?

$3.63

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.63 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.63 from a physician practice, and about $4.27 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$3.63$2.40 to $6.03
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4.27$3.63 to $8.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $8Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $6
$2$5$10$20facility $4professional $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
$3.47
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$6.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$6.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$2.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$4.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$6.03
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$6.03
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$8.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$9.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$6.17
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
$1.74
Median
$1.82
Typical High
$2.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.69
Median
$0.72
Typical High
$1.20

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 45th of 51

$3.63

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.