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Fecal White Blood Cell Test

Maryland 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?

$3.39

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.39 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3.09 to $3.89.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $5Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $3 to $5
$2$5$10facility $3professional $3

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
$3.98
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$4.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$3.55
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$3.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$5.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$10.47
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$6.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$5.50
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.66
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$4.17
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
$1.58
Median
$1.58
Typical High
$1.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.63
Median
$0.65
Typical High
$0.65

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 49th of 51

$3.39

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.