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Pinworm Examination

South Carolina 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?

$3.72

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.31 from a physician practice, and about $12.02 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$3.31$3.31 to $3.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.02$5.25 to $20.42

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $3 to $34Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $3 to $5
$5$10$20$50facility $12professional $3

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
$3.31
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$3.72
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$44.67
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$8.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$6.17
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$8.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$5.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$6.03

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 45th of 51

$3.72

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.