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Stool Exam For Parasites Under A Microscope

New Hampshire 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?

$15.49

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.55 from a physician practice, and about $21.38 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$9.55$5.75 to $16.60
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.38$15.49 to $50.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $10 to $76Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $5 to $33
$5$10$20$50$100facility $21professional $10

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
$10.23
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$39.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$50.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$25.70
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$26.30

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 7th of 51

$15.49

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.