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Stool Exam For Parasites Under A Microscope

Utah 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?

$8.91

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.13 from a physician practice, and about $126 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$8.13$7.76 to $8.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$126$58.88 to $191

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $126 · 10th to 90th $18 to $209Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $7 to $10
$5$20$100$500$2Kfacility $126professional $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
$41.69
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$10.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$16.98
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$39.81
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$7.94
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.17
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$11.48
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$12.30

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 33rd of 51

$8.91

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.