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Microscopic Stained Smear For Parasites

Mississippi 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?

$25.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.78 from a physician practice, and about $29.51 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$17.78$10.72 to $25.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$29.51$29.51 to $29.51

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $19 to $32Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $8 to $34
$10$20$50facility $30professional $18

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
$32.36
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$36.31
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$12.59
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$37.15

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 10th of 51

$25.70

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.