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Microscopic Stained Smear For Parasites

Vermont 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 October 2026.

How much does Microscopic Stained Smear For Parasites cost?

$26.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.42 from a physician practice, and about $67.61 from a hospital or other facility.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$20.42$12.59 to $25.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$67.61$19.05 to $427

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $68 · 10th to 90th $19 to $427Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $11 to $35
$10$20$50$100$200facility $68professional $20

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$323.59
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$30.90
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$40.74

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 3.9 times more in Alaska than in Alabama. 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.

Vermont· 9th of 51

$26.30

AK $40.74AL $10.47

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.