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Stool Exam For Parasites Under A Microscope

North Carolina 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?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.13 from a physician practice, and about $29.51 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 8 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$8.13$7.08 to $11.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$29.51$14.45 to $74.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $8 to $93Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $7 to $25
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $30professional $8

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
$7.76
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$25.12
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.17
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$31.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$15.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$13.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$28.84
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$17.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$14.79
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$12.30
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$100.00

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 11.7 times more in West Virginia than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $14.45 · 8th of 51
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.