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Stool Exam For Parasites Under A Microscope

South Dakota 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?

$10.23

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.23 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 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$8.13$7.76 to $17.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$51.29$25.70 to $72.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $51 · 10th to 90th $17 to $95Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $7 to $21
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $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
$32.36
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$10.23
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$13.49
Avera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$21.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$44.67
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$12.30
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$12.30
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 24th of 51

$10.23

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.