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Stool Exam For Parasites Under A Microscope

Kansas 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 October 2026.

How much does Stool Exam For Parasites Under A Microscope cost?

$19.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.91 from a physician practice, and about $20.89 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$8.91$5.37 to $13.80
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.89$19.95 to $29.51

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $11 to $32Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $18
$5$10$20$50facility $21professional $9

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$9.33
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$5.50
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$31.62
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$27.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$18.62
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$4.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.78
Typical High
$1.91

Where Kansas sits

The same service costs 8.7 times more in Vermont than in Maryland. 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.

Kansas· 3rd of 51

$19.95

VT $57.54MD $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.