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Stool Exam For Parasites Under A Microscope

Colorado 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 Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.76 from a physician practice, and about $26.92 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$7.76$6.76 to $8.32
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.92$11.75 to $50.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $7 to $170Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $9
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $27professional $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
$6.76
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$8.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$44.67
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$10.72
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$18.62
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$18.62
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$8.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$8.32

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $8.91 · 36th 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.