Ova and parasites test cost in Jacksonville, FL
In Jacksonville, FL, 13 hospitals list a cash price for stool ova and parasites exam: from $13.32 to $231.00, with a median of $54.02. The lowest listed price is at University of Florida Health in Jacksonville — $40.70 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $41.71 at 160 hospitals.
- The median here, $54.02, is about the same as the US median of $53.95.
- That is 6.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($8.90).
- Jacksonville, FL ranks 3rd of 4 metro areas in Florida by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 13 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 7 cities for code 87177, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 31, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 12, 2025 and Sep 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Jacksonville, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Florida Health in Jacksonville lowest Jacksonville, FL · (904) 244-4000 HB OVA & PARASITES SMEAR CONC & ID+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $13.32 | $24.22 | $4.66–$10.41 | 45% |
| Baptist Medical Center of Nassau Fernandina Beach, FL · (904) 321-3500 HC OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS - OVA AND PARASITE EXAMINATION File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $41.71 | $67.27 | $19.51–$65.92 | 38% |
| Baptist Medical Center South Jacksonville, FL · (904) 202-2000 HC OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS - OVA AND PARASITE EXAMINATION File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $41.71 | $67.27 | $13.45–$65.92 | 38% |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · (904) 202-2000 HC OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS - OVA AND PARASITE EXAMINATION+1 more line at this price File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $41.71 | $67.27 | $13.45–$65.92 | 38% |
| Baptist Medical Center of the Beaches Jacksonville Beach, FL · (904) 247-2900 HC OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS - OVA AND PARASITE EXAMINATION File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $41.71 | $67.27 | $13.45–$65.92 | 38% |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville Fleming Island, FL · (904) 202-2000 HC OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS - OVA AND PARASITE EXAMINATION File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $41.71 | $67.27 | $13.45–$65.92 | 38% |
| University of Florida Health in Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · (904) 244-4000 UB UC OVA&PARASITES DIRECT SMEARS CONCENTRATION & ID File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $49.25 | $89.54 | $4.66–$971.30 | 45% |
| Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County Saint Johns, FL · (904) 450-6020 SMEAR OVA AND PARASITE+7 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $54.02 | $146.00 | $7.83–$146.00 | 63% |
| Ascension St Vincent's Riverside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 308-7300 SMEAR OVA AND PARASITE+9 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $54.02 | $146.00 | $7.83–$54.02 | 63% |
| Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 296-3700 ACANTHAMOEBA/NAEGLERIA EXAM+9 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $54.02 | $146.00 | $7.83–$146.00 | 63% |
| St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County Middleburg, FL · (904) 602-1000 SMEAR OVA AND PARASITE+7 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $54.02 | $146.00 | $7.83–$146.00 | 63% |
| HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital Middleburg, FL · (904) 276-8500 Ova and parasites, direct smears, concentration and identification UNSCHEDULED+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $172.26 | $172.26 | $8.90–$227.45 | — |
| HCA Florida Memorial Hospital Jacksonville, FL · (904) 702-6111 Ova and parasites, direct smears, concentration and identification UNSCHEDULED+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $191.00 | $191.00 | $8.90–$227.45 | — |
| ED Fraser Memorial Hospital Macclenny, FL · (904) 259-3151 O & P, SPUTUM File of Nov 12, 2025 · source file | $231.00 | $231.00 | $8.72 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $13.32, median $54.02, highest $231.00 — a 17.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $54.02. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 10 of 13 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 it is 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 ova and parasites test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Ova and parasites test explained.
8 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 87177 ($52.50). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County Middleburg, FLREF OVAPARASITE-DIRECT-A | $4.07 | file |
| St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County Middleburg, FLREF OVAPARASITE-DIRECT-A | $4.07 | file |
| Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County Saint Johns, FLREF OVAPARASITE-DIRECT-A | $4.07 | file |
| Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County Saint Johns, FLREF OVAPARASITE-DIRECT-A | $4.07 | file |
| Ascension St Vincent's Riverside Jacksonville, FLREF OVAPARASITE-DIRECT-A | $4.07 | file |
| Ascension St Vincent's Riverside Jacksonville, FLREF OVAPARASITE-DIRECT-A | $4.07 | file |
| Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FLREF OVAPARASITE-DIRECT-A | $4.07 | file |
| Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FLREF OVAPARASITE-DIRECT-A | $4.07 | file |