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Visual Identification Of A Parasite

Maryland 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?

$3.24

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.24 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3.02 to $5.25.

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 $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $6Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $3 to $17
$2$5$10$20facility $3professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$16.60
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.32
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$4.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$5.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$10.47
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$8.32
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$5.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$6.03
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$6.46

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 50th of 51

$3.24

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.