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Stool Exam For Parasites Under A Microscope

Delaware 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?

$10.23

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.41 from a physician practice, and about $14.45 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 4 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$7.41$7.41 to $12.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.45$9.33 to $77.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $7 to $95Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $7 to $27
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $14professional $7

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
$7.41
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$5.75
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$16.60
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$42.66
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$12.30

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware $10.23 · 25th 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.