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Stool Exam For Parasites Under A Microscope

Tennessee 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 October 2026.

How much does Stool Exam For Parasites Under A Microscope cost?

$7.94

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.94 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.08 from a physician practice, and about $16.98 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7.08$5.25 to $10.47
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.98$7.94 to $19.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $7 to $35Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $4 to $12
$5$10$20$50facility $17professional $7

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$5.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.35
Median
$1.41
Typical High
$2.14
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$23.44
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$12.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$12.88
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$11.22

Where Tennessee sits

The same service costs 8.7 times more in Vermont than in Maryland. 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.

Tennessee· 40th of 51

$7.94

VT $57.54MD $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.