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Stool Exam For Parasites Under A Microscope

Arizona 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?

$8.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.76 from a physician practice, and about $19.50 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$7.76$6.61 to $8.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.50$11.48 to $35.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $8 to $52Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $5 to $12
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $19professional $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
$9.77
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$12.30
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.17
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$40.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$13.49
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$8.32
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$11.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$12.30

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona $8.13 · 50th 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.