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Gram Stain Microscopic Exam

Wyoming 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?

$6.61

Typical negotiated rate. In Wyoming, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.61 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.03 from a physician practice, and about $15.49 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$6.03$5.37 to $14.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.49$3.55 to $50.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $4 to $62Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $3 to $14
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $15professional $6

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$5.01
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$6.46
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$14.13
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$9.77
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$1.07
Median
$1.32
Typical High
$2.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.32
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$6.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$6.03

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming· 10th of 51

$6.61

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.