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Stool Exam For Parasites Under A Microscope

Maine 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?

$7.24

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.24 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.37 from a physician practice, and about $10.96 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$5.37$4.37 to $7.24
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.96$8.71 to $13.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $7 to $72Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $4 to $13
$5$10$20$50$100facility $11professional $5

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
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$8.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$10.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$79.43
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$5.75
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$12.88
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$21.38
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$11.48
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$10.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$21.38

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 46th of 51

$7.24

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.