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Stool Exam For Parasites Under A Microscope

Mississippi 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?

$11.75

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.75 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.32 from a physician practice, and about $15.49 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$8.32$5.37 to $13.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.49$15.49 to $15.49

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $8 to $16Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $4 to $17
$5$10$20facility $15professional $8

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
$9.55
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$9.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.41
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$3.63
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$6.17
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$10.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$18.20

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 11th of 51

$11.75

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.