go back

Stool Exam For Parasites Under A Microscope

Maryland 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?

$8.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.94 from a physician practice, and about $100 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$6.76 to $8.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$100$69.18 to $123

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $100 · 10th to 90th $7 to $129Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $11
$5$10$20$50$100facility $100professional $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
$6.61
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$10.96
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$8.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$11.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$21.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$8.32
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$13.49

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 47th of 51

$8.13

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.