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Pinworm Examination

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 87172

A test for pinworm infection performed by pressing a piece of clear tape against the skin around the anus, usually first thing in the morning before bathing. The tape is then examined under a microscope for pinworm eggs.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Pinworm Examination cost?

$5.25

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.25 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.80 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 4 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$3.80$3.39 to $6.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.61$4.90 to $6.61

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $9Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $9
$5$10facility $7professional $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
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$9.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$8.91
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$6.61
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$11.22
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$6.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$5.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$8.13

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 16th of 51

$5.25

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.