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Pinworm Examination

Nebraska 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?

$8.32

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.32 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.27 from a physician practice, and about $17.38 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$4.27$2.82 to $8.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.38$11.22 to $41.69

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $3 to $51Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $28
$2$5$10$20$50facility $17professional $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
$11.22
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$28.18
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$7.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$10.23
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$70.79
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$7.76
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$8.71
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$5.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$4.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$8.51

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 4th of 51

$8.32

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.