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Visual Identification Of A Parasite

Delaware rates for HCPCS 87169

A specimen is examined directly by eye in the laboratory to identify a parasite that is large enough to see without magnification. The laboratory reports what the specimen turns out to be.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Visual Identification Of A Parasite cost?

$3.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.55 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3.55 to $12.88.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $5 to $39Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $13
$2$5$10$20facility $30professional $4

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
$5.01
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$12.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$2.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$7.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$6.46

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Oklahoma 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.

Delaware· 47th of 51

$3.55

OK $10.47DC $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.