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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 July 2026.

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

$8.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.08 from a physician practice, and about $39.81 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$6.61 to $8.51
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$39.81$22.91 to $70.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $40 · 10th to 90th $7 to $107Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $7 to $11
$2.0$10.0$50.0$200.0facility $40professional $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
$7.41
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$10.23
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$23.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$13.49
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$100.00
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$12.30

Where Tennessee sits

The same service costs 11.7 times more in West Virginia than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Tennessee $8.13 · 46th of 51
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.