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Fecal White Blood Cell Test

Ohio 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 July 2026.

How much does Fecal White Blood Cell Test cost?

$3.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.39 from a physician practice, and about $6.61 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3.39$2.57 to $4.17
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.61$4.27 to $9.77

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7 · 10th to 90th $4 to $32Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $8
$2$5$10$20$50facility $7professional $3

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$9.77
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$2.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$7.94
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$5.50
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$4.90
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$5.75
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$8.13
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$27.54
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$7.94
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$5.25
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$8.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.55
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$6.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$6.03

Where Ohio sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Nebraska than in Washington, DC. 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.

Ohio· 40th of 51

$3.98

NE $11.22DC $3.24

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.