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Stool Exam For Parasites Under A Microscope

Alabama 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?

$8.91

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.13 from a physician practice, and about $10.23 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$8.13$7.76 to $10.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.23$8.91 to $13.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $52Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $7 to $13
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $10professional $8

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
$8.71
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$13.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$12.02
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$15.85
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$8.32
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$11.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$12.30

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 11.7 times more in West Virginia 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.

Alabama· 38th of 51

$8.91

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.