Lab tests CPT 87177 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Ova and parasites test cost in Jacksonville, FL — inpatient

In Jacksonville, FL, 5 hospitals list a cash price for stool ova and parasites exam as an inpatient: from $13.32 to $54.02, 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 $29.90 at 73 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 87177, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$13.32University of Florida Health in Jacksonville
Median$54.02half pay less
Highest$54.02in this market
Difference4.1×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 Jacksonville, FL.

median
Lowest $13.32Highest $54.02

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
University of Florida Health in Jacksonville lowest Jacksonville, FL · (904) 244-4000 HB OVA & PARASITE $13.32 $24.22 $10.12–$23.01 45% Mar 31, 2026
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University of Florida Health in Jacksonville lowest Jacksonville, FL · (904) 244-4000 HB OVA & PARASITES SMEAR CONC & ID $13.32 $24.22 $10.12–$23.01 45% Mar 31, 2026
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University of Florida Health in Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · (904) 244-4000 UC OVA & PARASITES DIRECT SMEARS CONCENTRATION & ID $49.25 $89.54 $26.41–$85.06 45% Mar 31, 2026
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University of Florida Health in Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · (904) 244-4000 UB UC OVA&PARASITES DIRECT SMEARS CONCENTRATION & ID $49.25 $89.54 $37.61–$85.06 45% Mar 31, 2026
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Ascension St Vincent's Riverside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 308-7300 SMEAR OVA AND PARASITE $54.02 $146.00 $7.83–$54.02 63% —
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Ascension St Vincent's Riverside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 308-7300 OVA & PARASITES EXAM $54.02 $146.00 $7.83–$54.02 63% —
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Ascension St Vincent's Riverside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 308-7300 STRONGYLOIDES EXAM $54.02 $146.00 $7.83–$54.02 63% —
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Ascension St Vincent's Riverside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 308-7300 ACANTHAMOEBA/NAEGLERIIA EXAM $54.02 $146.00 $7.83–$54.02 63% —
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Ascension St Vincent's Riverside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 308-7300 PINWORM PREP/SMEAR 87177 $54.02 $146.00 $7.83–$54.02 63% —
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Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 296-3700 PINWORM PREP/SMEAR 87177 $54.02 $146.00 $7.83–$146.00 63% —
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Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 296-3700 PINWORM PREP/SMEAR 87177 $54.02 $146.00 $7.83–$146.00 63% —
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Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 296-3700 SMEAR OVA AND PARASITE $54.02 $146.00 $7.83–$146.00 63% —
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Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 296-3700 SMEAR OVA AND PARASITE $54.02 $146.00 $7.83–$146.00 63% —
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Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 296-3700 OVA & PARASITES EXAM $54.02 $146.00 $7.83–$146.00 63% —
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Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 296-3700 OVA & PARASITES EXAM $54.02 $146.00 $7.83–$146.00 63% —
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Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 296-3700 STRONGYLOIDES EXAM $54.02 $146.00 $7.83–$146.00 63% —
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Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 296-3700 STRONGYLOIDES EXAM $54.02 $146.00 $7.83–$146.00 63% —
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Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 296-3700 ACANTHAMOEBA/NAEGLERIA EXAM $54.02 $146.00 $7.83–$146.00 63% —
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Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 296-3700 ACANTHAMOEBA/NAEGLERIA EXAM $54.02 $146.00 $7.83–$146.00 63% —
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St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County Middleburg, FL · (904) 602-1000 SMEAR OVA AND PARASITE $54.02 $146.00 $7.83–$146.00 63% —
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St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County Middleburg, FL · (904) 602-1000 SMEAR OVA AND PARASITE $54.02 $146.00 $7.83–$146.00 63% —
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St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County Middleburg, FL · (904) 602-1000 OVA & PARASITES EXAM $54.02 $146.00 $7.83–$146.00 63% —
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St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County Middleburg, FL · (904) 602-1000 OVA & PARASITES EXAM $54.02 $146.00 $7.83–$146.00 63% —
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St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County Middleburg, FL · (904) 602-1000 STRONGYLOIDES EXAM $54.02 $146.00 $7.83–$146.00 63% —
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St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County Middleburg, FL · (904) 602-1000 STRONGYLOIDES EXAM $54.02 $146.00 $7.83–$146.00 63% —
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St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County Middleburg, FL · (904) 602-1000 ACANTHAMOEBA/NAEGLERIIA EXAM $54.02 $146.00 $7.83–$146.00 63% —
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St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County Middleburg, FL · (904) 602-1000 ACANTHAMOEBA/NAEGLERIIA EXAM $54.02 $146.00 $7.83–$146.00 63% —
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Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County Saint Johns, FL · (904) 450-6020 SMEAR OVA AND PARASITE $54.02 $146.00 $7.83–$146.00 63% —
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Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County Saint Johns, FL · (904) 450-6020 SMEAR OVA AND PARASITE $54.02 $146.00 $7.83–$146.00 63% —
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Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County Saint Johns, FL · (904) 450-6020 OVA & PARASITES EXAM $54.02 $146.00 $7.83–$146.00 63% —
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Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County Saint Johns, FL · (904) 450-6020 OVA & PARASITES EXAM $54.02 $146.00 $7.83–$146.00 63% —
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Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County Saint Johns, FL · (904) 450-6020 STRONGYLOIDES EXAM $54.02 $146.00 $7.83–$146.00 63% —
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Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County Saint Johns, FL · (904) 450-6020 STRONGYLOIDES EXAM $54.02 $146.00 $7.83–$146.00 63% —
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Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County Saint Johns, FL · (904) 450-6020 ACANTHAMOEBA/NAEGLERIIA EXAM $54.02 $146.00 $7.83–$146.00 63% —
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Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County Saint Johns, FL · (904) 450-6020 ACANTHAMOEBA/NAEGLERIIA EXAM $54.02 $146.00 $7.83–$146.00 63% —
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Inpatient: lowest $13.32, median $54.02, highest $54.02 — a 4.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $41.71 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 4 of 5 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.

7 rows held back from this comparison

They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 87177 ($50.00). 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.

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
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