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Stool Exam For Parasites Under A Microscope

Missouri 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?

$10.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.71 from a physician practice, and about $15.14 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$8.71$5.37 to $18.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.14$10.72 to $27.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $8 to $100Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $4 to $18
$5$10$20$50$100facility $15professional $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
$7.59
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$10.23
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$4.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$40.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$22.39
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$18.62
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$11.22
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$12.02
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
$3.80
Typical High
$5.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$2.04

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 16th of 51

$10.72

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.