Lab tests CPT 87177 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Ova and parasites test cost in Killeen, TX — inpatient

In Killeen-Temple, TX, 5 hospitals list a cash price for stool ova and parasites exam as an inpatient: from $105.26 to $133.81, with a median of $105.26. The lowest listed price is at Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital and 2 other hospitals. Across Texas, the median is $67.00 at 94 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Jun 13, 2026.

Lowest$105.26Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital + 2 more
Median$105.26half pay less
Highest$133.81in this market
Difference1.3×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 Killeen-Temple, TX.

median
Lowest $105.26Highest $251.13

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital lowest Temple, TX HC OVA/PARASITES, DIRECT SMEAR $105.26 $175.44 $96.49–$157.90 40% Jun 12, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Pavilion - Temple lowest Temple, TX HC OVA/PARASITES, DIRECT SMEAR $105.26 $175.44 $96.49–$122.81 40% Jun 12, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White McLane Children's Medical Center lowest Temple, TX HC OVA/PARASITES, DIRECT SMEAR $105.26 $175.44 $96.49–$122.81 40% Jun 13, 2026
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AdventHealth Rollins Brook Lampasas, TX · (512) 556-3682 HC OVA AND PARASITE EXAMINATION - OVA AND PARISITE FECAL - ARUP $133.81 $133.81 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Central Texas Killeen, TX · (254) 526-7523 HC O&P SMEARS, CONC, ID - CRYPTOSPROIDIA & COCCIDIA EXAM, FECES - ARUP $133.81 $133.81 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Central Texas Killeen, TX · (254) 526-7523 HC OVA & PARASITE DIR SMEARS, CONC, ID - O&P EXAM BODY FLUID/URINE - ARUP $133.81 $133.81 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Central Texas Killeen, TX · (254) 526-7523 HC OVA AND PARASITE EXAMINATION - OVA AND PARISITE FECAL - ARUP $251.13 $251.13 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Rollins Brook Lampasas, TX · (512) 556-3682 HC OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS - OVA AND PARASITE EXAMINATION $251.13 $251.13 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Central Texas Killeen, TX · (254) 526-7523 HC OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS - OVA AND PARASITE EXAMINATION $251.13 $251.13 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $105.26, median $105.26, highest $133.81 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $105.26 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 3 of 3 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.