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Microscopic Stained Smear For Parasites

North Carolina 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?

$19.95

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.22 from a physician practice, and about $50.12 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 8 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$16.22$14.45 to $22.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$50.12$16.22 to $97.72

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $50 · 10th to 90th $13 to $141Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $14 to $35
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $50professional $16

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
$13.18
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$34.67
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$79.43
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$27.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$32.36
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$25.12
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$25.12
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 25th of 51

$19.95

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.