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Microscopic Stained Smear For Parasites

Iowa 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?

$32.36

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $32.36 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.14 from a physician practice, and about $42.66 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$15.14$10.72 to $39.81
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$42.66$27.54 to $97.72

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $43 · 10th to 90th $18 to $141Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $4 to $117
$5$20$100$500$2Kfacility $43professional $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
$25.70
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$42.66
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$87.10
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$48.98
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$44.67
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$41.69
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 5th of 51

$32.36

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.