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Microscopic Stained Smear For Parasites

Arkansas 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?

$28.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.78 from a physician practice, and about $28.18 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 7 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$17.78$14.13 to $28.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.18$22.91 to $33.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $20 to $54Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $14 to $39
$10$20$50$100facility $28professional $18

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
$24.55
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$38.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$28.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$27.54
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$25.12

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 9th of 51

$28.18

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.