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Gram Stain Microscopic Exam

Oregon 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?

$6.17

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.17 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.68 from a physician practice, and about $8.71 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4.68$4.17 to $5.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8.71$5.50 to $28.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $4 to $50Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $2 to $10
$2$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $9professional $5

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
$5.01
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$7.59
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$12.59
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$79.43
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$10.96
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$8.91
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$8.51
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$17.38
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$79.43
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$19.05
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$5.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$6.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$2.45
Typical High
$5.13

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 13th of 51

$6.17

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.