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Stool Exam For Parasites Under A Microscope

Oregon 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?

$10.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.12 from a physician practice, and about $18.20 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 8 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$9.12$8.13 to $12.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.20$8.91 to $39.81

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $9 to $59Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $8 to $17
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $18professional $9

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
$13.80
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$16.60
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$22.91
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$12.30
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$17.78
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$18.20
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$12.59
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$26.92
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$79.43
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$34.67
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$11.22
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$12.30

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 20th of 51

$10.72

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.