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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 July 2026.

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

$9.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.94 from a physician practice, and about $28.18 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$7.94$7.76 to $8.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.18$15.49 to $43.65

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $9 to $89Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $7 to $14
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $28professional $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
$9.55
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$8.91
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$6.17
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$31.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$21.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$27.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$12.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$15.85

Where Kansas sits

The same service costs 11.7 times more in West Virginia than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Kansas $9.12 · 31st of 51
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.