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Microscopic Stained Smear For Parasites

Oregon 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?

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.95 from a physician practice, and about $29.51 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$19.95$16.22 to $25.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$29.51$17.78 to $50.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $18 to $74Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $8 to $36
$10$20$50$100facility $30professional $20

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
$30.20
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$25.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$32.36
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$52.48
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$81.28
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$29.51
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$36.31
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$72.44
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$79.43
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$79.43
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$28.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$21.38

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 12th of 51

$21.88

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.