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Microscopic Stained Smear For Parasites

Alaska rates for HCPCS 87209

This laboratory test examines a sample, such as stool, under a microscope after applying a special stain designed to make parasites and their eggs easier to see. A trained laboratory professional interprets the slide and reports what organisms, if any, are present.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Microscopic Stained Smear For Parasites cost?

$23.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $37.15 from a physician practice, and about $17.78 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$37.15$16.60 to $60.26
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.78$16.22 to $81.28

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $16 to $107Professionalmedian $37 · 10th to 90th $15 to $60
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $18professional $37

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
$5.89
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$25.70
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$17.78
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$57.54
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$114.82
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$89.13
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$53.70

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.6 times more in West Virginia than in Washington, DC. 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.

Alaska· 16th of 51

$23.44

WV $61.66DC $13.49

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.