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Fecal White Blood Cell Test

North Carolina 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 North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.07 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.07 from a physician practice, and about $5.13 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$4.07$3.39 to $4.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5.13$3.39 to $10.72

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $18Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $6
$2$5$10facility $5professional $4

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$10.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$5.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$1.70
Typical High
$1.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.68
Median
$0.68
Typical High
$0.74
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$2.95
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$4.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$6.46
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.32
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$8.91
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$7.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$5.89

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 37th 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.