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Stool Exam For Parasites Under A Microscope

Nevada 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 Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.94 from a physician practice, and about $41.69 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 7 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$6.92 to $8.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$41.69$12.02 to $135

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $42 · 10th to 90th $7 to $295Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $11
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $42professional $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
$8.32
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$10.72
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$5.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$21.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$6.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$13.80
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.10
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$14.45
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.09
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.22
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$30.90

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 48th of 51

$8.13

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.