What does code 87046 cost?

Across the published hospital price files, the disclosed cash price for 87046 ranges from $6.23 to $450. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.

Will this be my final bill?

Actual patient responsibility may vary based on your insurance plan, deductible, coinsurance, network status, diagnosis, setting, bundled services, clinical circumstances, and hospital billing practices.

87046 is the billing code hospitals use to identify "HC CULTURE BACTERIAL STOOL ENTEROPATHOGENIC E COLI" on their published price files. We use it to line up the same service across different hospitals.

Why do prices for this code differ between hospitals?

Each hospital sets its own prices and negotiates separately with each insurer, so the disclosed price for the same code can vary widely from one hospital to another — and even between plans at a single hospital. Comparing the published figures is what this page is for; a difference does not by itself mean one hospital is better or worse.

What this page is not

It is not a quote, a guarantee, or medical advice. It shows what hospitals have published for this code, so you can compare and ask informed questions — your actual cost depends on your insurance, the exact services performed, and the care setting.

87046

HCPCS

HC CULTURE BACTERIAL STOOL ENTEROPATHOGENIC E COLI

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iDirect answer

Based on the latest published hospital price files, code 87046 (HC CULTURE BACTERIAL STOOL ENTEROPATHOGENIC E COLI) appears at 54 hospitals with disclosed cash prices from $6.23 to $450. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.

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Compare 87046 prices

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Based on hospital-published prices verified from each hospital’s own file. Coverage expands as data is verified.

Published cash prices for code 87046 vary by about 72× across the 53 hospitals with disclosed prices here — from $6.23 to $450. Shopping around can matter.

Hospitals

Prices shown

$6.23

Lowest cash

$450

Highest cash

code 87046 cash price85 disclosed · 53 hospitals

$6.23median ~$77.34$450

Lowest cash price by hospital

Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley$6.23
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center$10.15
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center$14.00
Froedtert Community Hospital - Mequon$14.85
Froedtert Community Hospital - New Berlin$14.85
Froedtert Community Hospital - Oak Creek$14.85

Cash price by city

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Cash price by city$6.23 – $292

Pleasanton · 1 hospital$6.23–$292
Mission Hills · 1 hospital$10.15–$51.45
Burbank · 1 hospital$14.00–$79.80
Mequon · 1 hospital$14.85
New Berlin · 1 hospital$14.85
Oak Creek · 1 hospital$14.85

88 prices shown.

Service	Hospital	Code	List price	Cash price	Negotiated range	Allowed (median)
HC CULTURE BACTERIAL STOOL ENTEROPATHOGENIC E COLI Inpatient & outpatient	Endeavor Health Edward Hospital	87046 HCPCS	$162	$162	—	—
HC CULTURE BACTERIAL STOOL YERSINIA SCREEN Inpatient & outpatient	Endeavor Health Edward Hospital	87046 HCPCS	$162	$162	—	—
HC CULTURE BACTERIAL STOOL ADDTL PATHOGENS Inpatient & outpatient	Endeavor Health Edward Hospital	87046 HCPCS	$191	$191	—	—
HC CULTURE BACTERIAL STOOL VIBRIO SCREEN Inpatient & outpatient	Endeavor Health Edward Hospital	87046 HCPCS	$162	$162	—	—
Stool cultr aerobic bact ea Outpatient	Endeavor Health Edward Hospital	87046 HCPCS	—	—	$9.44 – $15.99	—
Hc Culture, Bacterial; Stool, Aerobic, Add Pathogens, Isolation & Presumptive Id Isolates, Each Inpatient & outpatient	University of Chicago Medical Center	87046 HCPCS	—	—	—	—
Stool cultr aerobic bact ea Outpatient	University of Chicago Medical Center	87046 HCPCS	—	—	—	—
CULTURE, STOOL, ADD PATH Outpatient	Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center	87046 CPT	$105	$52.50	$9.44 – $85.47	—
HB CULTURE, CAMPYLOBACTER Inpatient & outpatient	Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital	87046 HCPCS	$65.00	$65.00	—	—
HB CULTURE BACT, STL, ADDNTL PATHOGENS, EA PLT Inpatient & outpatient	Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital	87046 HCPCS	$38.00	$38.00	—	—
CULTURE, STOOL, ADD PATH Inpatient	Advocate Lutheran General Hospital	87046 CPT	$105	$52.50	$45.89 – $84.00	—
CULTURE, STOOL, ADD PATH Outpatient	Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital	87046 CPT	$105	$52.50	$9.44 – $84.00	—
CULTURE, STOOL, ADD PATH Outpatient	Advocate South Suburban Hospital	87046 CPT	$105	$52.50	$9.44 – $102	—
HC STOOL CULTR BACTERIA EACH Outpatient	Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital	87046 CPT	$32.00	$17.60	$9.44 – $47.20	—
CULTURE, STOOL, ADD PATH Inpatient	Aurora BayCare Medical Center	87046 CPT	$160	$80.00	$96.00 – $136	—
CULTURE, STOOL, ADD PATH Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Burlington	87046 CPT	$160	$80.00	$96.00 – $136	—
CULTURE, STOOL, ADD PATH Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Bay Area	87046 CPT	$160	$80.00	$96.00 – $135	—
CULTURE, STOOL, ADD PATH Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac	87046 CPT	$160	$80.00	$96.00 – $136	—
CULTURE, STOOL, ADD PATH Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Grafton	87046 CPT	$160	$80.00	$96.00 – $136	—
CULTURE, STOOL, ADD PATH Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Kenosha	87046 CPT	$160	$80.00	$96.00 – $136	—
CULTURE, STOOL, ADD PATH Inpatient	Aurora Lakeland Medical Center	87046 CPT	$160	$80.00	$96.00 – $136	—
HC STOOL CULTR BACTERIA EACH Inpatient	Froedtert West Bend Hospital	87046 CPT	$32.00	$17.60	$19.20 – $30.40	—
HC STOOL CULTR BACTERIA EACH Inpatient	Froedtert Holy Family Memorial Hospital	87046 CPT	$76.00	$41.80	$45.60 – $66.88	—
HC STOOL CULTR BACTERIA EACH Inpatient	Froedtert Community Hospital - Mequon	87046 CPT	$27.00	$14.85	$16.20 – $23.76	—
HC STOOL CULTR BACTERIA EACH Outpatient	Froedtert Community Hospital - New Berlin	87046 CPT	$27.00	$14.85	$9.44 – $23.76	—

How to read these prices

Cash price: The discounted self-pay price for paying directly, without insurance.
List price: The hospital’s full undiscounted charge — rarely what anyone pays.
Negotiated rate: A rate for a specific insurer and plan; your share depends on your benefits.
Allowed amount: A historical reference for what was actually allowed, where disclosed.

Hospitals that publish 87046 prices

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Endeavor Health Edward Hospital University of Chicago Medical Center Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Advocate South Suburban Hospital Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital Aurora BayCare Medical Center Aurora Medical Center Burlington Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac Aurora Medical Center Grafton Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Aurora Lakeland Medical Center Froedtert West Bend Hospital Froedtert Holy Family Memorial Hospital Froedtert Community Hospital - Mequon Froedtert Community Hospital - New Berlin Froedtert Community Hospital - Oak Creek Deaconess Gibson Hospital Deaconess Union County Hospital The Women's Hospital Deaconess Illinois Medical Center Providence Alaska Medical Center Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Providence Seward Hospital Providence Valdez Medical Center St Elias Specialty Hospital Healdsburg Hospital Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Providence Little Co of Mary Med Center San Pedro Texas Health Center for Diagnostics and Surgery Plano Providence Little Company of Mary Med Center Torrance Providence Saint John's Health Center Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Providence St Joseph Medical Center St Patrick Hospital - Broadway Campus Berger Hospital Doctors Hospital Dublin Methodist Hospital Grady Memorial Hospital Grant Medical Center Covenant Medical Center Covenant Hospital Plainview Covenant Hospital Levelland Covenant Specialty Hospital Marion General Hospital O'Bleness Hospital Pickerington Methodist Hospital Riverside Methodist Hospital Shelby Hospital

Code 87046: frequently asked

What does code 87046 cost?: Across the published hospital price files, the disclosed cash price for 87046 ranges from $6.23 to $450. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.
Will this be my final bill?: Actual patient responsibility may vary based on your insurance plan, deductible, coinsurance, network status, diagnosis, setting, bundled services, clinical circumstances, and hospital billing practices.
What is code 87046?: 87046 is the billing code hospitals use to identify "HC CULTURE BACTERIAL STOOL ENTEROPATHOGENIC E COLI" on their published price files. We use it to line up the same service across different hospitals.
Why do prices for this code differ between hospitals?: Each hospital sets its own prices and negotiates separately with each insurer, so the disclosed price for the same code can vary widely from one hospital to another — and even between plans at a single hospital. Comparing the published figures is what this page is for; a difference does not by itself mean one hospital is better or worse.
What this page is not: It is not a quote, a guarantee, or medical advice. It shows what hospitals have published for this code, so you can compare and ask informed questions — your actual cost depends on your insurance, the exact services performed, and the care setting.

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