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Visual Identification Of A Parasite

Hawaii 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?

$7.76

Typical negotiated rate. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.76 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $5.37 to $9.77.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $4 to $5Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $5 to $11
$5$10facility $4professional $8

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
$3.55
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$5.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$5.13
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$10.47
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$8.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$8.32
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$10.96

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii· 3rd of 51

$7.76

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.