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Microscopic Stained Smear For Parasites

Kansas 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?

$24.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $24.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.78 from a physician practice, and about $25.70 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$17.78$10.72 to $23.99
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.70$24.55 to $36.31

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $23 to $39Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $11 to $36
$10$20$50facility $26professional $18

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
$16.60
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$19.05
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$38.90
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$48.98
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$37.15

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 11th of 51

$24.55

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.