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Microscopic Stained Smear For Parasites

Rhode Island 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?

$25.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $54.95 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 4 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$14.13$13.49 to $20.42
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$54.95$29.51 to $112

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $55 · 10th to 90th $21 to $166Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $10 to $36
$10$20$50$100$200facility $55professional $14

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
$53.70
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$53.70
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$24.55
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$35.48

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 12th of 51

$25.70

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.