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Microscopic Stained Smear For Parasites

Virginia 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?

$17.78

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.78 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.79 from a physician practice, and about $37.15 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$14.79$13.49 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$37.15$19.05 to $83.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $37 · 10th to 90th $17 to $120Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $9 to $25
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $37professional $15

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
$16.98
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$17.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$72.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$13.80
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$25.70
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$26.92
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$20.42
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$26.92
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$38.02
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$18.62

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 33rd of 51

$17.78

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.