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Microscopic Stained Smear For Parasites

Minnesota 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?

$17.78

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.78 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.78 from a physician practice, and about $53.70 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$16.22 to $20.42
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$53.70$19.50 to $77.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $54 · 10th to 90th $18 to $132Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $14 to $32
$20$50$100$200$500facility $54professional $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
$16.98
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$97.72
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$77.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$34.67
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$131.83
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$34.67
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$93.33
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$39.81

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 32nd of 51

$17.78

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.