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Stool Exam For Parasites Under A Microscope

Illinois 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?

$12.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.13 from a physician practice, and about $17.78 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$8.13$6.92 to $8.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.78$12.88 to $31.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $9 to $89Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $3 to $18
$5$20$100$500facility $18professional $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
$9.12
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$18.20
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$12.02
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$114.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$8.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$16.60
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$147.91
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.22
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$9.33

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 12th of 51

$12.88

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.