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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 October 2026.

How much does Microscopic Stained Smear For Parasites cost?

$19.05

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.05 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.14 from a physician practice, and about $23.44 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$15.14$10.47 to $20.42
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.44$17.78 to $39.81

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $18 to $59Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $8 to $25
$10$20$50$100facility $23professional $15

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
$19.05
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$24.55
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$12.59
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$26.92
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$25.12

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 21st of 51

$19.05

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.