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Microscopic Stained Smear For Parasites

South Dakota 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?

$20.42

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.42 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 from a physician practice, and about $72.44 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 7 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$16.60$15.49 to $34.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$72.44$67.61 to $77.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $72 · 10th to 90th $21 to $214Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $13 to $44
$10$50$200$1Kfacility $72professional $17

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
$67.61
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$20.89
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$26.92
Avera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$42.66
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$87.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$25.12
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$25.12
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 23rd of 51

$20.42

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.