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Microscopic Stained Smear For Parasites

New Jersey 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?

$13.80

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.80 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $38.02 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$12.59$11.75 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.02$16.22 to $67.61

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $38 · 10th to 90th $14 to $562Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $19
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $38professional $13

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
$13.80
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$19.05
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$10.96
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$36.31
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$10.72
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$151.36
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$19.50

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 49th of 51

$13.80

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.