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Microscopic Stained Smear For Parasites

Delaware 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?

$20.89

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.89 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.79 from a physician practice, and about $25.12 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 4 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$14.79$14.79 to $53.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.12$18.62 to $126

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $15 to $162Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $14 to $54
$10$20$50$100facility $25professional $15

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
$14.79
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$33.11
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$25.12

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 22nd of 51

$20.89

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.