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Microscopic Stained Smear For Parasites

Hawaii 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?

$26.92

Typical negotiated rate. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.92 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $17.78 to $39.81.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $15 to $275Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $15 to $45
$20$50$100$200facility $21professional $28

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
$21.38
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$21.38
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$44.67
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$34.67
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$46.77

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii· 11th of 51

$26.92

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.