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Stool Exam For Parasites Under A Microscope

Indiana 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 Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.24 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 6 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$7.24$7.08 to $8.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.78$8.91 to $36.31

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $9 to $87Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $4 to $9
$5$10$20$50$100facility $18professional $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
$8.91
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$8.91
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.37
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$26.92
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$8.91
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.22
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$10.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$10.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$10.47

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 32nd 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.