Macroscopic exam parasite cost at US hospitals
HC Macroscopic Exam Parasite · CPT 87169
$2.10
lowest cash price
$37.05
national median
$352.08
highest cash price
740
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $2.10–$352.08 — the variation is the story.
Most expensive published cash price
$352.08
HCA HealthONE SOUTH PARKER ER, A PART OF SKY RIDGE — PARKER, COMedian cash price over time
Sep 1, 2025 ($11.95) → Sep 1, 2026 ($38.50)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 2 | $51.48 | $51.48 | $51.48 |
| Arizona | 19 | $6.50 | $12.93 | $27.43 |
| Arkansas | 8 | $2.28 | $35.10 | $55.00 |
| California | 86 | $2.23 | $45.76 | $225.75 |
| Colorado | 13 | $8.41 | $63.83 | $352.08 |
| Florida | 71 | $4.55 | $36.86 | $162.43 |
| Georgia | 25 | $5.04 | $43.29 | $231.01 |
| Hawaii | 2 | $6.40 | $6.40 | $26.25 |
| Illinois | 47 | $13.86 | $67.50 | $215.28 |
| Indiana | 26 | $43.80 | $52.20 | $117.00 |
| Iowa | 24 | $18.00 | $38.58 | $49.40 |
| Kansas | 10 | $60.00 | $60.00 | $60.00 |
| Kentucky | 19 | $13.20 | $38.54 | $80.62 |
| Louisiana | 4 | $7.02 | $7.02 | $7.02 |
| Maine | 7 | $11.95 | $33.25 | $183.60 |
| Maryland | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Michigan | 27 | $5.95 | $18.89 | $82.40 |
| Minnesota | 16 | $23.20 | $56.11 | $116.00 |
| Mississippi | 8 | $2.52 | $6.24 | $25.92 |
| Missouri | 20 | $18.20 | $72.05 | $123.75 |
| Montana | 2 | $51.20 | $51.20 | $51.20 |
| Nebraska | 12 | $22.00 | $41.58 | $67.15 |
| Nevada | 4 | $17.84 | $19.75 | $30.80 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | $92.75 | $92.75 | $92.75 |
| New Jersey | 21 | $4.31 | $4.74 | $4.74 |
| New Mexico | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New York | 22 | $4.31 | $4.31 | $191.00 |
| North Carolina | 14 | $14.00 | $35.98 | $87.00 |
| North Dakota | 4 | $28.80 | $28.80 | $28.80 |
| Ohio | 65 | $12.42 | $36.00 | $124.15 |
| Oklahoma | 17 | $30.43 | $36.40 | $53.00 |
| Oregon | 10 | $17.85 | $48.75 | $48.75 |
| Pennsylvania | 30 | $15.60 | $36.00 | $88.20 |
| South Carolina | 12 | $13.20 | $37.05 | $117.00 |
| South Dakota | 4 | $25.60 | $25.60 | $57.60 |
| Tennessee | 37 | $2.10 | $7.20 | $200.56 |
| Texas | 106 | $10.56 | $48.74 | $286.36 |
| Virginia | 37 | $6.90 | $16.80 | $243.00 |
| Washington | 32 | $8.40 | $45.41 | $224.70 |
| West Virginia | 6 | $12.50 | $23.20 | $64.50 |
| Wisconsin | 34 | $11.40 | $34.40 | $168.85 |
| Wyoming | 1 | $24.36 | $24.36 | $24.36 |
All hospitals
| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Hospital | Fairfield, OH | $29.40 | not published |
| Mercy West Hospital | Cincinnati, OH | $29.40 | not published |
| Marcum Wallace Hospital | Irvine, KY | $29.40 | not published |
| Whitesburg ARH Hospital | Whitesburg, KY | $29.40 | $3.05 – $4.31 |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus | Everett, WA | $29.64 | $4.31 – $18.10 |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center | Davenport, IA | $30.00 | not published |
| Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center | Williamson, KY | $30.00 | $3.05 – $4.31 |
| MID-COLUMBIA MEDICAL CENTER | The Dalles, OR | $30.02 | $2.70 – $62.54 |
| Cumberland Medical Center, Inc. | Crossville, TN | $30.40 | $1.94 – $85.50 |
| Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) | Tulsa, OK | $30.43 | $4.31 – $17.24 |
| Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility, Inc.) | Owasso, OK | $30.43 | $4.31 – $11.78 |
| Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) | Bartlesville, OK | $30.43 | $4.31 – $56.64 |
| Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) | Nowata, OK | $30.43 | $4.43 – $56.64 |
| Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) | Sapulpa, OK | $30.43 | $4.43 – $10.39 |
| Ascension St. John Broken Arrow (St. John Broken Arrow, Inc.) | Jenks, OK | $30.43 | $4.43 – $6.65 |
| Houston Methodist Hospital | Houston, TX | $30.50 | $4.31 – $17.93 |
| Banner Churchill Community Hospital | Fallon, NV | $30.80 | $15.08 – $55.68 |
| HCA FLORIDA ST. LUCIE HOSPITAL | STUART, FL | $31.00 | $4.29 – $107.26 |
| Allen Hospital | Oberlin, OH | $31.20 | not published |
| Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge | Oak Ridge, TN | $31.35 | $1.94 – $85.50 |
| St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton | Stockton, CA | $32.34 | $3.66 – $14.47 |
| Ascension Seton Cedar Park Hospital | Cedar Park, TX | $32.49 | $3.62 – $40.61 |
| HCA FLORIDA WOODMONT HOSPITAL | TAMARAC, FL | $33.00 | $4.27 – $113.17 |
| Franklin Memorial Hospital | Farmington, ME | $33.25 | $4.31 – $31.26 |
| Sanford Canby Medical Center | Canby, MN | $33.60 | $10.17 – $37.80 |
| Lorain Hospital | Lorain, OH | $34.20 | not published |
| Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center | Hazard, KY | $34.20 | $3.05 – $4.31 |
| UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital | Madison, WI | $34.40 | $2.59 – $5.90 |
| Mercy Hospital Healdton | Healdton, OK | $34.45 | $3.83 – $5.39 |
| Mercy Hospital Tishomingo | Tishomingo, OK | $34.45 | $3.83 – $5.39 |
| Mercy Hospital Berryville | Berryville, AR | $34.45 | $3.83 – $19.49 |
| Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) | Mequon, WI | $34.45 | $4.31 – $18.32 |
| Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) | Milwaukee, WI | $34.45 | $4.31 – $18.32 |
| Mercy Hospital Ozark | River Ozark, AR | $35.10 | $3.83 – $19.49 |
| Mercy Hospital Paris | Academy Paris, AR | $35.10 | $3.83 – $19.49 |
| Mercy Hospital Waldron | Waldron, AR | $35.10 | $3.83 – $19.49 |
| Mercy Hospital Boonville | Booneville, AR | $35.10 | $3.83 – $19.49 |
| Community Hospital San Bernardino | San Bernardino, CA | $35.19 | $3.53 – $19.00 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) | Joe, FL | $35.52 | $4.31 – $16.56 |
| Atrium Health Anson | Wadesboro, NC | $35.98 | $4.40 – $68.35 |
| Atrium Health Mercy | Charlotte, NC | $35.98 | $4.40 – $66.19 |
| Atrium Health Pineville | Charlotte, NC | $35.98 | $4.40 – $66.19 |
| Atrium Health Stanly | Albermarle, NC | $35.98 | $4.40 – $69.07 |
| Atrium Health Behavioral Health Charlotte | Charlotte, NC | $35.98 | $4.75 – $63.32 |
| Atrium Health Cleveland | Shelby, NC | $35.98 | $4.40 – $68.35 |
| Atrium Health Cabarrus | Concord, NC | $35.98 | $4.40 – $68.35 |
| Atrium Health Lincoln | Lincolnton, NC | $35.98 | $4.40 – $68.35 |
| Atrium Health Union | Monroe, NC | $35.98 | $4.40 – $68.35 |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte | Charlotte, NC | $35.98 | $4.40 – $66.19 |
| Atrium Health University City | Charlotte, NC | $35.98 | $4.40 – $66.19 |