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Stool Exam For Parasites Under A Microscope

New Mexico 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?

$8.32

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.32 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.24 from a physician practice, and about $34.67 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7.24$5.50 to $10.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$34.67$15.49 to $66.07

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $8 to $81Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $18
$5$10$20$50$100facility $35professional $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
$6.61
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$12.30
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$8.32
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$5.75
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$21.88
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$17.38
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$5.50

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 38th of 51

$8.32

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.