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Pinworm Examination

New Hampshire 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?

$6.03

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.03 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.47 from a physician practice, and about $9.77 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$4.47$2.75 to $7.94
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.77$6.03 to $16.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $5 to $25Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $18
$2$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $10professional $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
$4.68
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$19.05
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$24.55
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$8.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$12.30
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$15.14
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
$4.27
Typical High
$12.59

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 10th of 51

$6.03

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.