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Microscopic Stained Smear For Parasites

Utah 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?

$16.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.22 from a physician practice, and about $155 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$16.22$15.49 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$155$102 to $204

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $155 · 10th to 90th $59 to $209Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $14 to $19
$10$20$50$100$200facility $155professional $16

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
$79.43
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$34.67
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$81.28
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$16.22
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$23.44
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$11.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$25.12

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 39th of 51

$16.98

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.