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Microscopic Stained Smear For Parasites

Michigan 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?

$16.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 from a physician practice, and about $18.20 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$16.60$13.49 to $21.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.20$16.60 to $22.91

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $12 to $55Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $13 to $25
$5$10$20$50facility $18professional $17

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
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$21.38
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$33.88
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$25.70
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$64.57
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$30.90
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$23.44

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 30th of 51

$16.98

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.