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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 July 2026.

How much does Gram Stain Microscopic Exam cost?

$6.03

Typical negotiated rate. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.03 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $4.68 to $9.33.

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

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $4 to $60Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $3 to $10
$5$10$20$50$100facility $5professional $6

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
$3.55
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$5.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$5.13
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$10.47
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$8.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$8.32
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$10.96

Where Hawaii sits

The same service costs 11.7 times more in Maryland than in Wyoming. 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· 36th of 51

$6.03

MD $50.12WY $4.27

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.