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Pinworm Examination

Missouri 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?

$4.90

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.17 from a physician practice, and about $5.75 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 6 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$4.17$3.24 to $6.76
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5.75$4.27 to $7.41

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $10Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $10
$2$5$10$20$50facility $6professional $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
$3.72
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$10.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$10.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$14.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$10.72
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$9.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$10.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$70.79
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$6.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$5.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$6.46

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 22nd of 51

$4.90

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.