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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 October 2026.

How much does Microscopic Stained Smear For Parasites cost?

$15.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.02 from a physician practice, and about $23.99 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.02$8.91 to $28.84
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.99$17.78 to $38.02

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $24 · 10th to 90th $14 to $62Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $6 to $32
$10$20$50facility $24professional $12

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$34.67
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$25.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$61.66
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$32.36
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$27.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$38.02

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 3.9 times more in Alaska than in Alabama. 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· 35th of 51

$15.49

AK $40.74AL $10.47

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.