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Stool Exam For Parasites Under A Microscope

North Dakota 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?

$8.91

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.32 from a physician practice, and about $32.36 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 5 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$8.32$7.94 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$32.36$8.32 to $51.29

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $6 to $72Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $20
$10$20$50facility $32professional $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
$6.17
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.91
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$13.18
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$37.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$14.45

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 11.7 times more in West Virginia than in Washington, DC. 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 Dakota· 35th of 51

$8.91

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.