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Microscopic Stained Smear For Parasites

Louisiana 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?

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.78 from a physician practice, and about $30.20 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 6 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$17.78$15.49 to $21.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.20$21.88 to $57.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $19 to $89Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $13 to $25
$10$20$50$100$200facility $30professional $18

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
$19.05
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$23.44
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$12.59
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$35.48
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$25.12

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 18th of 51

$21.88

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.