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Gram Stain Microscopic Exam

Oklahoma 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?

$4.07

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.07 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.63 from a physician practice, and about $7.94 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$2.63$2.00 to $4.07
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.94$4.90 to $23.99

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $3 to $36Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $5
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $8professional $3

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
$3.16
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$8.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$3.89
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$3.63
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$36.31
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$4.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$11.75
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$1.86
Typical High
$5.01
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$2.45
Typical High
$5.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.38
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$12.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$2.34
Typical High
$3.63

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 37th of 51

$4.07

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.