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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 July 2026.

How much does Microscopic Stained Smear For Parasites cost?

$21.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.78 from a physician practice, and about $33.88 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 8 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$17.78$16.22 to $25.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.88$17.78 to $67.61

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $34 · 10th to 90th $18 to $78Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $14 to $35
$5$10$20$50$100facility $34professional $18

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
$22.39
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$33.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$45.71
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$21.38
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$29.51
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$36.31
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$36.31
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$53.70
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$79.43
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$70.79
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$25.12

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 20th of 51

$21.38

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.