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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 October 2026.

How much does Stool Exam For Parasites Under A Microscope cost?

$7.08

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.08 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.08 from a physician practice, and about $10.47 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$7.08$6.03 to $8.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.47$7.08 to $20.42

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $38Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $13
$5$10$20facility $10professional $7

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
$7.08
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$10.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$3.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.41
Median
$1.41
Typical High
$1.55
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$6.17
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$7.94
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$14.45
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$28.84
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$18.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$12.02

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 48th of 51

$7.08

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.