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Microscopic Stained Smear For Parasites

Florida 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?

$16.60

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.60 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.85 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 8 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$15.85$14.79 to $16.60
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.12$14.45 to $51.29

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $2 to $79Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $14 to $41
$1$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $25professional $16

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
$1.74
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$44.67
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$12.59
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$21.38
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$25.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$35.48
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$25.12
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$10.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$25.12
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$17.78

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 44th of 51

$16.60

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.