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Microscopic Stained Smear For Parasites

Nevada 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?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.22 from a physician practice, and about $42.66 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 7 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$14.13 to $17.78
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$42.66$20.89 to $95.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $43 · 10th to 90th $14 to $117Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $12 to $21
$5$10$20$50$100facility $43professional $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
$14.13
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$20.89
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$42.66
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$13.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$25.70
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.08
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$29.51
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.17
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$30.90

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 50th of 51

$16.22

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.