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Pinworm Examination

North Dakota 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?

$7.24

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.24 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.24 from a physician practice, and about $3.98 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 5 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$7.24$4.27 to $8.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3.98$3.02 to $4.27

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $8Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $3 to $10
$5$10$20$50facility $4professional $7

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
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$7.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$12.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$9.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$6.31
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$16.22
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$7.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$5.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$6.92

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 7th of 51

$7.24

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.