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Stool Exam For Parasites Under A Microscope

Oklahoma 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?

$8.91

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.13 from a physician practice, and about $22.39 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 6 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 $8.51
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.39$8.91 to $31.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $7 to $62Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $5 to $9
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $22professional $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
$6.61
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$8.91
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$5.50
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$36.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$12.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$11.75
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$12.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$7.59

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 34th of 51

$8.91

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.