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Microscopic Stained Smear For Parasites

North Dakota 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?

$16.98

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.98 from a physician practice, and about $67.61 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 5 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$16.98$15.85 to $30.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$67.61$16.98 to $72.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $68 · 10th to 90th $13 to $78Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $13 to $41
$20$50facility $68professional $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
$12.59
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$17.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$26.30
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$38.02
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$29.51

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 41st of 51

$16.98

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.