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Stool Exam For Parasites Under A Microscope

Georgia 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 Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.94 from a physician practice, and about $15.14 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$5.89 to $12.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.14$10.23 to $56.23

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $8 to $100Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $5 to $19
$0.1$1$10$100facility $15professional $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
$7.76
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$18.62
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$5.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$16.22
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$18.20
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$6.76
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$8.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$18.62
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$31.62
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$10.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$12.30

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 37th of 51

$8.91

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.