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Stool Exam For Parasites Under A Microscope

South Carolina 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?

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.08 from a physician practice, and about $50.12 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$7.08$6.92 to $11.75
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$50.12$19.05 to $100

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $50 · 10th to 90th $8 to $145Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $7 to $26
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $50professional $7

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
$6.92
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$25.70
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$120.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$12.88
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$10.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$12.30

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 4th of 51

$21.88

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.