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Microscopic Stained Smear For Parasites

Georgia 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?

$17.78

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.78 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.85 from a physician practice, and about $28.84 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$12.02 to $18.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.84$20.42 to $44.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $29 · 10th to 90th $16 to $79Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $9 to $33
$0.1$1$10$100facility $29professional $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
$16.22
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$33.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$32.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$32.36
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$27.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$48.98
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$25.12

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 34th of 51

$17.78

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.