Ova and parasites test cost in Nashville, TN
In Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, 4 hospitals list a cash price for stool ova and parasites exam: from $30.00 to $66.42, with a median of $32.84. The lowest listed price is at Saint Thomas West Hospital and 1 other hospital — $2.84 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $20.37 at 44 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 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 Oct 1, 2025 and Oct 1, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Thomas West Hospital lowest Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 OVA AND PARASITE, FECAL INTERP | $30.00 | $100.00 | $8.01–$35.01 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital lowest Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 OVA AND PARASITE, FECAL INTERP | $30.00 | $100.00 | $8.01–$35.01 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital lowest Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 OVA AND PARASITE, FECAL INTERP | $30.00 | $100.00 | $8.01–$35.01 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital lowest Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 OVA AND PARASITE, FECAL INTERP | $30.00 | $100.00 | $8.01–$35.01 | 70% | — source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon, TN · (615) 444-2250 HC SMEAR OVA PARASITE CONCNT/IDEN | $35.67 | $123.00 | $8.43–$98.40 | 71% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 OVA AND PARASITE | $63.83 | $212.75 | $8.01–$35.01 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 OVA AND PARASITE | $63.83 | $212.75 | $8.01–$35.01 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 OVA AND PARASITE | $63.83 | $212.75 | $8.01–$35.01 | 70% | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 OVA AND PARASITE | $63.83 | $212.75 | $8.01–$35.01 | 70% | — source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 322-3454 HC SMEAR OVA PARASITE CONCNT/IDEN | $66.42 | $123.00 | $8.43–$98.40 | 46% | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $30.00, median $32.84, highest $66.42 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $32.84. 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 4 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.