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Microscopic Stained Smear For Parasites

Wyoming 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 Wyoming, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.78 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 from a physician practice, and about $17.78 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 4 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$16.22 to $22.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.78$17.38 to $47.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $17 to $115Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $14 to $58
$10$20$50$100facility $18professional $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
$17.38
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$17.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$28.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$25.12

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming· 37th 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.