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Microscopic Stained Smear For Parasites

Missouri 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?

$23.99

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.99 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.38 from a physician practice, and about $30.90 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 7 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$17.38$12.30 to $29.51
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.90$21.88 to $36.31

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $31 · 10th to 90th $17 to $74Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $9 to $43
$10$20$50$100facility $31professional $17

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
$30.90
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$42.66
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$63.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$45.71
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$46.77
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$87.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$23.99

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 14th of 51

$23.99

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.