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Microscopic Stained Smear For Parasites

Oklahoma 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?

$17.78

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.78 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.22 from a physician practice, and about $74.13 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 6 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$15.49 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$74.13$17.78 to $110

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $74 · 10th to 90th $13 to $132Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $12 to $18
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $74professional $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
$13.49
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$17.78
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$25.70
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$87.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$15.49

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 36th of 51

$17.78

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.