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Microscopic Stained Smear For Parasites

Nebraska 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?

$21.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.72 from a physician practice, and about $39.81 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10.72$10.72 to $17.78
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$39.81$28.18 to $70.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $40 · 10th to 90th $20 to $89Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $10 to $36
$10$20$50$100facility $40professional $11

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
$12.59
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$16.60
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$10.72
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$42.66
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$125.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$70.79
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$33.11
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$10.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$36.31

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 13th of 51

$21.38

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.