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Stool Exam For Parasites Under A Microscope

Nebraska 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?

$22.39

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.39 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.94 from a physician practice, and about $36.31 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$7.94$5.89 to $17.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$36.31$19.95 to $81.28

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $36 · 10th to 90th $10 to $100Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $5 to $59
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $36professional $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
$13.18
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$58.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$4.47
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$21.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$120.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$16.60
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$18.20
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$8.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$17.78

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 3rd of 51

$22.39

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.