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Stool Exam For Parasites Under A Microscope

Alaska rates for HCPCS 87177

This laboratory test examines a stool sample under a microscope, using a concentration technique to make it easier to spot parasites or their eggs, and identifies which organisms are present. It is a standard way to check for a parasitic infection of the digestive tract.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Stool Exam For Parasites Under A Microscope cost?

$11.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.30 from a physician practice, and about $8.91 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$12.30$8.13 to $28.84
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8.91$8.13 to $83.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $8 to $115Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $8 to $30
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $9professional $12

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
$13.80
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$12.88
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.91
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$28.84
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$57.54
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$43.65
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.13
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$11.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$91.20

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 11.7 times more in West Virginia than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $11.48 · 17th of 51
WV $77.62DC $6.61

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.