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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 July 2026.

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

$8.13

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.13 from a physician practice, and about $51.29 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$8.13$7.76 to $8.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$51.29$15.85 to $77.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $51 · 10th to 90th $11 to $158Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $7 to $11
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $51professional $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
$11.75
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$10.72
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$8.32
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$5.75
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$19.50
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$15.49
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$6.61

Where New Mexico sits

The same service costs 11.7 times more in West Virginia than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

New Mexico $8.13 · 43rd of 51
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.