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Microscopic Stained Smear For Parasites

West 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?

$61.66

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $61.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.45 from a physician practice, and about $83.18 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 5 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$13.49 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$83.18$35.48 to $107

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $83 · 10th to 90th $27 to $155Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $11 to $26
$10$20$50$100facility $83professional $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
$26.92
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$19.95
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$87.10
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$107.15
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$20.89

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 1st of 51

$61.66

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.