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Gram Stain Microscopic Exam

Hawaii rates for HCPCS 87205

This laboratory test applies a special dye to a sample and examines it under a microscope to identify the general type of bacteria, fungi, or cells present. It gives quick, preliminary information about a possible infection, often before slower culture results are available.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Gram Stain Microscopic Exam cost?

$7.41

Typical negotiated rate. In Hawaii, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.41 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $5.13 to $9.55.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $11
$5$10professional $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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$5.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.13
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$10.72
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$8.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$6.46
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$11.22

Where Hawaii sits

The same service costs 24.0 times more in Vermont than in Georgia. 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.

Hawaii· 8th of 51

$7.41

VT $75.86GA $3.16

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.