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Stool Exam For Parasites Under A Microscope

Minnesota 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 Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.91 from a physician practice, and about $27.54 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$8.91$8.13 to $10.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$27.54$9.77 to $51.29

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $9 to $72Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $7 to $15
$10$20$50$100facility $28professional $9

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
$8.32
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$58.88
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$51.29
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$17.38
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$66.07
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$17.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$93.33
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$19.95

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 40th 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.