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Stool Exam For Parasites Under A Microscope

Iowa 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?

$13.80

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.80 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.77 from a physician practice, and about $23.44 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$9.77$5.89 to $19.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.44$13.49 to $69.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $9 to $195Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $4 to $59
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $23professional $10

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
$10.47
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$21.38
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$50.12
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$28.18
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$23.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$22.39
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 9th of 51

$13.80

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.