Ova and parasites test cost in Lexington, KY
In Lexington-Fayette, KY, 10 hospitals list a cash price for stool ova and parasites exam: from $5.76 to $171.07, with a median of $73.41. The lowest listed price is at University of Kentucky Hospital — $67.65 less than the median here. Across Kentucky, the median is $63.86 at 78 hospitals.
- The median here, $73.41, is 36% above the US median of $53.95.
- That is 8.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($8.90).
- Lexington, KY ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Kentucky by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 6 cities for code 87177, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 9, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 30, 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 Lexington-Fayette, KY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Kentucky Hospital lowest Lexington, KY · (859) 257-2278 Hc Ova And Parasite, Fecal 301662 #1-So+ File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5.76 | $14.40 | — | 60% |
| Saint Joseph East Lexington, KY · (859) 967-5000 HC Lab Ova-Parasite Exam+1 more line at this price File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $56.69 | $135.00 | $7.42–$86.94 | 58% |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Nicholasville, KY · (859) 313-1000 HC Lab Ova-Parasite Exam+1 more line at this price File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $57.93 | $108.00 | $7.42–$85.32 | 46% |
| Continuing Care Hospital Lexington, KY HC LAB OVA-PARASITE EXAM File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $59.86 | $135.00 | $8.90–$130.95 | 56% |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington, KY · (859) 313-1000 HC Lab Ova-Parasite Exam+1 more line at this price File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $64.11 | $135.00 | $7.42–$85.05 | 53% |
| Bourbon Community Hospital Paris, KY · (859) 987-3600 Ova and parasites, direct smears, concentration and identification File of Jul 11, 2026 · source file | $82.70 | $206.75 | $7.42 | 60% |
| Bluegrass Community Hospital Versailles, KY · (859) 879-2300 Ova and parasites, direct smears, concentration and identification File of Jul 10, 2026 · source file | $92.28 | $230.71 | $7.42 | 60% |
| Clark Regional Medical Center Winchester, KY · (859) 737-8559 Ova and parasites, direct smears, concentration and identification File of Jul 10, 2026 · source file | $94.66 | $236.65 | $7.42 | 60% |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington, KY · (859) 260-6100 Smear for parasites File of Sep 28, 2026 · source file | $110.68 | $147.57 | $7.42–$300.01 | 25% |
| Georgetown Community Hospital Georgetown, KY · (502) 868-1100 Ova and parasites, direct smears, concentration and identification File of Jul 10, 2026 · source file | $171.07 | $427.68 | $7.42 | 60% |
Outpatient: lowest $5.76, median $73.41, highest $171.07 — a 29.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $57.93. 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 4 of 9 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.
2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington, KYHc Cryptosporidium And Coccidia Exam, Fecal 60046-So+ | $5.04 | file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington, KYHc Ova And Parasites Smears - Ova And Parasite Examination | $5.22 | file |