Lab tests CPT 87177 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Ova and parasites test cost in Davenport, IA — inpatient

In Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL, 4 hospitals list a cash price for stool ova and parasites exam as an inpatient: from $22.40 to $36.60, with a median of $22.60. The lowest listed price is at Trinity Medical Center and 1 other hospital — $0.20 less than the median here. Across Iowa, the median is $36.60 at 33 hospitals.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 87177, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 28, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$22.40Trinity Medical Center + 1 more
Median$22.60half pay less
Highest$36.60in this market
Difference1.6×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL.

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Lowest $22.40Highest $65.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Trinity Medical Center lowest Bettendorf, IA · (563) 742-5000 CHG OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS $22.40 $28.00 $5.34–$16.77 20% Jan 28, 2026
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Trinity Medical Center lowest Rock Island, IL · (309) 779-5000 CHG OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS $22.40 $28.00 $5.34–$16.77 20% Jan 28, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo, IL · (309) 582-9100 Ova&Parasite Exam,Formalin Only-Sendout $22.80 $38.00 $17.10–$27.74 40% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo, IL · (309) 582-9100 #O+P-SMEARS $30.00 $50.00 $23.00–$36.50 40% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo, IL · (309) 582-9100 #GIAR+O/P-O/P $30.60 $51.00 $23.46–$37.23 40% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo, IL · (309) 582-9100 OVA & PARASITE CONCENTRATE/SMEAR $31.80 $53.00 $24.38–$38.69 40% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis, IL · (309) 281-4000 OVA & PARASITE CONCENTRATE/SMEAR $36.60 $61.00 $19.52–$56.12 40% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis, IL · (309) 281-4000 #O+P-SMEARS $36.60 $61.00 $19.52–$56.12 40% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis, IL · (309) 281-4000 #GIAR+O/P-O/P $36.60 $61.00 $19.52–$56.12 40% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis, IL · (309) 281-4000 Ova&Parasite Exam,Formalin Only-Sendout $36.60 $61.00 $19.52–$56.12 40% Mar 31, 2026
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Trinity Medical Center Bettendorf, IA · (563) 742-5000 HC OVA & PARASITES, DIR SMR W ID $38.58 $48.22 $25.41 20% Jan 28, 2026
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Trinity Medical Center Rock Island, IL · (309) 779-5000 HC OVA & PARASITES, DIR SMR W ID $38.58 $48.22 $25.41 20% Jan 28, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo, IL · (309) 582-9100 GHS OVA & PARASITES $65.40 $109.00 $50.14–$79.57 40% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis, IL · (309) 281-4000 GHS OVA & PARASITES $65.40 $109.00 $34.88–$100.28 40% Mar 31, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $22.40, median $22.60, highest $36.60 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $31.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

What it is

The ova and parasites exam looks for parasites and their eggs in stool under a microscope, usually for diarrhea after travel or camping.

What the price covers

The price is usually for one sample; the collection kit is often included.