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Stool Exam For Parasites Under A Microscope

Montana 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?

$12.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.02 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.02$7.94 to $12.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.49$12.88 to $17.78

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $12 to $26Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $4 to $15
$5$10$20$50facility $15professional $12

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
$61.66
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.47
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$30.90
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$20.89
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$16.60
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$26.30
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$8.91

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 10th of 51

$12.88

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.