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Stool Exam For Parasites Under A Microscope

Arkansas 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?

$13.80

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.80 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.72 from a physician practice, and about $20.42 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 7 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$10.72$7.08 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.42$13.80 to $61.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $10 to $89Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $7 to $20
$5$10$20$50$100facility $20professional $11

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
$27.54
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$20.42
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$13.80
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$8.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$13.80
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$14.79

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 10th of 51

$13.80

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.