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Microscopic Stained Smear For Parasites

South Carolina 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?

$32.36

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $32.36 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.45 from a physician practice, and about $79.43 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$14.45$14.13 to $19.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$79.43$29.51 to $100

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $79 · 10th to 90th $14 to $120Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $14 to $51
$10$20$50$100facility $79professional $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
$14.13
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$51.29
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$33.11
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$23.44
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$27.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$25.12

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 6th of 51

$32.36

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.