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Stool Exam For Parasites Under A Microscope

Florida 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?

$8.32

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.32 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.94 from a physician practice, and about $16.60 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 8 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$7.94$7.41 to $8.32
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.60$7.94 to $40.74

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $2 to $174Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $7 to $20
$1$5$20$100facility $17professional $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
$1.91
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$21.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$6.17
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$10.47
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$12.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$17.38
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$69.18
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$12.30
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.07
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$5.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$10.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$12.30
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$8.91

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 42nd of 51

$8.32

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.