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Fecal White Blood Cell Test

North Dakota 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?

$6.31

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.31 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.46 from a physician practice, and about $3.02 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$6.46$4.68 to $7.41
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3.02$3.02 to $7.76

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3 · 10th to 90th $3 to $26Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $3 to $9
$5$10$20$50facility $3professional $6

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
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$7.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$7.76
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$8.51
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$10.23
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$1.12
Median
$1.45
Typical High
$1.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$7.76
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$8.91
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$7.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$7.41

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 6th of 51

$6.31

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.