Ova and parasites test cost in Los Angeles, CA
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 27 hospitals list a cash price for stool ova and parasites exam: from $6.75 to $164.37, with a median of $42.00. The lowest listed price is at USC Kenneth Norris Jr Cancer Hospital — $35.25 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $28.94 at 90 hospitals.
Cash prices at 27 facilities across 23 cities for code 87177, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 26, 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USC Kenneth Norris Jr Cancer Hospital lowest Los Angeles, CA O&P Smear Conc Id (04) | $6.75 | $6.75 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Centinela Hospital Medical Center Inglewood, CA · (310) 673-4660 PN OVA+P,OVA+P SMEAR CONC LC1 | $8.00 | $26.70 | $1.44–$26.70 | 70% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Centinela Hospital Medical Center Inglewood, CA · (310) 673-4660 O&P,Smear,Conc,ID | $8.00 | $6.60 | $1.44–$26.70 | -21% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Encino Hospital Medical Center Encino, CA · (818) 995-5000 O&P DIRSM CNC&I | $8.00 | $454.60 | $5.34–$454.60 | 98% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Sherman Oaks Hospital Sherman Oaks, CA · (818) 981-7111 PN OVA+P,SMEAR OVA &P CONC LC1 | $8.00 | $26.70 | $1.98–$132.00 | 70% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Sherman Oaks Hospital Sherman Oaks, CA · (818) 981-7111 OVA & PARASITE EXAM,ROUTINE*LC | $8.00 | $6.60 | $1.98–$132.00 | -21% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Sherman Oaks Hospital Sherman Oaks, CA · (818) 981-7111 OVA & PARASITES | $8.00 | $132.00 | $1.98–$132.00 | 94% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Encino Hospital Medical Center Encino, CA · (818) 995-5000 LC 180851 O+P EXAM,FORMAL ONLY | $8.00 | $17.80 | $5.34–$454.60 | 55% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| La Palma Intercommunity Hospital La Palma, CA · (714) 670-7400 Hc Ova And Parasites Smears | $8.00 | $166.88 | $8.24–$166.88 | 95% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 Laboratory Services | $8.55 | $13.15 | $21.65–$68.95 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 Clinical and Anatomical Laboratory Services | $8.55 | $13.15 | $21.65–$68.95 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 Outpatient Global Laboratory, Radiology and Diagnostic Services | $8.55 | $13.15 | $21.65–$68.95 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| UCI Health - Fountain Valley Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 OVA & PARASITES SMEARS | $14.90 | $37.25 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA · (818) 365-8051 HC OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS | $18.20 | $52.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA · (818) 843-5111 HC OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS | $25.20 | $72.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 364-1400 HC OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS | $30.00 | $62.50 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Jude Hospital Fullerton, CA · (714) 992-3000 HC OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS | $30.00 | $62.50 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CA · (714) 633-9111 HC OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS | $30.00 | $62.50 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA · (310) 829-5511 HC OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS | $39.55 | $113.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA · (818) 881-0800 HC OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS | $42.00 | $120.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 OVA&PARASITES DIRECT SMEARS CONCENTRATION & ID | $63.44 | $122.00 | $7.00–$20.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA · (626) 851-1011 OVA&PARASITES DIRECT SMEARS CONCENTRATION & ID | $63.44 | $122.00 | $7.00–$20.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA · (562) 461-6007 OVA&PARASITES DIRECT SMEARS CONCENTRATION & ID | $63.44 | $122.00 | $7.00–$20.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA · (714) 279-4000 OVA&PARASITES DIRECT SMEARS CONCENTRATION & ID | $63.44 | $122.00 | $7.00–$20.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West la Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 OVA&PARASITES DIRECT SMEARS CONCENTRATION & ID | $63.44 | $122.00 | $7.00–$20.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA · (818) 719-3800 OVA&PARASITES DIRECT SMEARS CONCENTRATION & ID | $63.44 | $122.00 | $7.00–$20.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine Irvine, CA OVA&PARASITES DIRECT SMEARS CONCENTRATION & ID | $63.44 | $122.00 | $7.00–$20.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · (323) 783-4011 OVA&PARASITES DIRECT SMEARS CONCENTRATION & ID | $63.44 | $122.00 | $7.00–$20.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA · (818) 375-2000 OVA&PARASITES DIRECT SMEARS CONCENTRATION & ID | $63.44 | $122.00 | $7.00–$20.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Newport Beach, CA · (949) 764-4624 HC Ova and Parasites Smears | $63.45 | $97.61 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA · (818) 365-8051 HC OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS | $103.60 | $296.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA · (310) 829-5511 HC OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS | $137.90 | $394.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance Torrance, CA · (310) 540-7676 HC OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS | $140.35 | $401.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Co of Mary Medical Center San Pedro San Pedro, CA · (310) 832-3311 HC OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS | $140.35 | $401.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA · (818) 843-5111 HC OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS | $158.90 | $454.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 HB LAB O & P DIRECT WET MOUNT | $164.37 | $252.88 | — | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 Laboratory Services | $164.37 | $252.88 | $21.63–$123.13 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 HB MISC LAB SPECIAL TEST | $164.37 | $252.88 | — | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 OVA AND PARASITES, DIRECT SMEARS, CONCENTRATION AND IDENTIFICATION | $164.37 | $252.88 | $21.63–$123.13 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA · (818) 881-0800 HC OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS | $268.45 | $767.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance Torrance, CA · (310) 540-7676 HC OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS | $372.40 | $1,064.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Co of Mary Medical Center San Pedro San Pedro, CA · (310) 832-3311 HC OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS | $372.40 | $1,064.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $6.75, median $42.00, highest $164.37 — a 24.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 23 facilities here, median $63.44. 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 5 of 14 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 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.
4 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.
| UCI Health - Lakewood Orange, CAOVA & PARASITES SMEARS/2 | $1.60 | file |
| UCI Health - Fountain Valley Orange, CAOVA & PARASITES SMEARS/2 | $1.60 | file |
| UCI Health - Los Alamitos Orange, CAOVA & PARASITES SMEARS/2 | $1.75 | file |
| UCI Health - Placentia Linda Orange, CAOVA & PARASITES SMEARS/2 | $2.10 | file |