Lab tests CPT 87177 Outpatient

Ova and parasites test cost in New York, NY

In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 49 hospitals list a cash price for stool ova and parasites exam: from $8.00 to $275.00, with a median of $10.68. The lowest listed price is at Saint Marys Hospital — $2.68 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $35.49 at 63 hospitals.

Cash prices at 49 facilities across 38 cities for code 87177, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 28, 2025 and Sep 5, 2026.

Lowest$8.00Saint Marys Hospital
Median$10.68half pay less
Highest$275.00in this market
Difference34.4×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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.

median
Lowest $8.00Highest $565.08

Hospitals, cheapest first

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Saint Marys Hospital lowest Passaic, NJ · (973) 365-4300 Hc Ova And Parasites Smears $8.00 $116.00 $5.34–$98.60 93% Sep 1, 2026
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Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ · (732) 324-5000 OVA&PARASITES DIRECT SMEARS CONCENTRATION & ID QST $8.90 $210.00 $27.93–$204.31 96% Dec 31, 2025
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Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 561-4132 HC OVA AND PARASITES, DIRECT SMEARS, CONCENTRATION AND IDENTIFIC $8.90 $37.30 $8.72–$106.47 76% Sep 5, 2026
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Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 561-4132 CHG OVA&PARASITES DIRECT SMEARS CONCENTRATION & ID $8.90 $22.00 $6.61–$22.60 60% Sep 5, 2026
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Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 561-4132 HC OVA AND PARASITES, DIRECT SMEARS, CONCENTRATION AND IDENTIFIC $8.90 $37.30 $1.00–$34.18 76% Sep 5, 2026
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Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 423-6262 HC OVA AND PARASITES, DIRECT SMEARS, CONCENTRATION AND IDENTIFIC $8.90 $37.30 $1.00–$34.18 76% Sep 5, 2026
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Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 918-5000 HC OVA AND PARASITES, DIRECT SMEARS, CONCENTRATION AND IDENTIFIC $8.90 $37.30 $1.00–$33.85 76% Sep 5, 2026
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Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 918-5000 HC OVA AND PARASITES, DIRECT SMEARS, CONCENTRATION AND IDENTIFIC $8.90 $37.30 $8.72–$69.44 76% Sep 5, 2026
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Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 918-5000 HC OVA AND PARASITES, DIRECT SMEARS, CONCENTRATION AND IDENTIFIC $8.90 $37.30 $1.00–$33.85 76% Sep 5, 2026
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New York City Health and Hospitals Broadway Elmhurst, NY HC OVA AND PARASITES, DIRECT SMEARS, CONCENTRATION AND IDENTIFIC $8.90 $37.30 $8.72–$64.42 76% Sep 5, 2026
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New York City Health and Hospitals Jamaica, NY HC OVA AND PARASITES, DIRECT SMEARS, CONCENTRATION AND IDENTIFIC $8.90 $37.30 $8.72–$97.22 76% Sep 5, 2026
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New York City Health and Hospitals Jamaica, NY CHG OVA&PARASITES DIRECT SMEARS CONCENTRATION & ID $8.90 $22.00 $6.61–$22.60 60% Sep 5, 2026
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Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ · (732) 739-5900 OVA&PARASITES DIRECT SMEARS CONCENTRATION & ID QST $8.90 $210.00 $104.16–$204.37 96% Dec 31, 2025
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Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ · (732) 739-5900 OVA&PARASITES DIRECT SMEARS CONCENTRATION & ID $8.90 $210.00 $104.16–$204.37 96% Dec 31, 2025
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Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 HC OVA AND PARASITES, DIRECT SMEARS, CONCENTRATION AND IDENTIFIC $8.90 $37.30 $8.72–$106.72 76% Sep 5, 2026
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Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 CHG OVA&PARASITES DIRECT SMEARS CONCENTRATION & ID $8.90 $22.00 $6.61–$22.60 60% Sep 5, 2026
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Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 HC OVA AND PARASITES, DIRECT SMEARS, CONCENTRATION AND IDENTIFIC $8.90 $37.30 $8.72–$111.31 76% Sep 5, 2026
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Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 HC OVA AND PARASITES, DIRECT SMEARS, CONCENTRATION AND IDENTIFIC $8.90 $37.30 $8.72–$59.67 76% Sep 5, 2026
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Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 CHG OVA&PARASITES DIRECT SMEARS CONCENTRATION & ID $8.90 $22.00 $6.61–$22.60 60% Sep 5, 2026
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JFK University Medical Center Edison, NJ · (732) 321-7000 OVA&PARASITES DIRECT SMEARS CONCENTRATION & ID QST $8.90 $210.00 $40.01–$178.50 96% Dec 31, 2025
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JFK University Medical Center Edison, NJ · (732) 321-7000 OVA&PARASITES DIRECT SMEARS CONCENTRATION & ID $8.90 $210.00 $40.01–$178.50 96% Dec 31, 2025
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JFK University Medical Center Edison, NJ · (732) 321-7000 OVA&PARASITES DIRECT SMEARS CONCENTRATION & ID QST $8.90 $210.00 $33.81–$198.66 96% Dec 31, 2025
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JFK University Medical Center Edison, NJ · (732) 321-7000 OVA&PARASITES DIRECT SMEARS CONCENTRATION & ID $8.90 $210.00 $33.81–$198.66 96% Dec 31, 2025
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Hmh Hospitals Old Bridge, NJ OVA&PARASITES DIRECT SMEARS CONCENTRATION & ID QST $8.90 $210.00 $27.93–$204.31 96% Dec 31, 2025
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Hmh Hospitals Old Bridge, NJ OVA&PARASITES DIRECT SMEARS CONCENTRATION & ID $8.90 $210.00 $27.93–$204.31 96% Dec 31, 2025
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Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ · (551) 996-2000 OVA&PARASITES DIRECT SMEARS CONCENTRATION & ID QST $8.90 $210.00 $52.71–$210.00 96% Dec 31, 2025
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Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ · (551) 996-2000 OVA&PARASITES DIRECT SMEARS CONCENTRATION & ID $8.90 $210.00 $52.71–$210.00 96% Dec 31, 2025
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Hmh Hospitals Red Bank, NJ OVA&PARASITES DIRECT SMEARS CONCENTRATION & ID QST $8.90 $210.00 $29.61–$205.70 96% Dec 31, 2025
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Hmh Hospitals Red Bank, NJ OVA&PARASITES DIRECT SMEARS CONCENTRATION & ID $8.90 $210.00 $29.61–$205.70 96% Dec 31, 2025
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Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ · (201) 854-5000 OVA&PARASITES DIRECT SMEARS CONCENTRATION & ID QST $8.90 $210.00 $8.36–$40.78 96% Dec 31, 2025
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Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ · (201) 854-5000 OVA&PARASITES DIRECT SMEARS CONCENTRATION & ID $8.90 $210.00 $8.36–$40.78 96% Dec 31, 2025
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Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ · (732) 324-5000 OVA&PARASITES DIRECT SMEARS CONCENTRATION & ID $8.90 $210.00 $27.93–$204.31 96% Dec 31, 2025
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Hmh Hospitals Neptune City, NJ OVA&PARASITES DIRECT SMEARS CONCENTRATION & ID QST $8.90 $210.00 $34.86–$210.00 96% Dec 31, 2025
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Hmh Hospitals Neptune City, NJ OVA&PARASITES DIRECT SMEARS CONCENTRATION & ID $8.90 $210.00 $34.86–$210.00 96% Dec 31, 2025
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Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ · (609) 597-6011 OVA&PARASITES DIRECT SMEARS CONCENTRATION & ID QST $8.90 $210.00 $8.90–$10.68 96% Dec 31, 2025
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Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ · (609) 597-6011 OVA&PARASITES DIRECT SMEARS CONCENTRATION & ID $8.90 $210.00 $38.85–$206.56 96% Dec 31, 2025
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Ocean Medical Center Brick, NJ · (732) 840-2200 OVA&PARASITES DIRECT SMEARS CONCENTRATION & ID QST $8.90 $210.00 $29.82–$204.37 96% Dec 31, 2025
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Ocean Medical Center Brick, NJ · (732) 840-2200 OVA&PARASITES DIRECT SMEARS CONCENTRATION & ID $8.90 $210.00 $29.82–$204.37 96% Dec 31, 2025
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Ocean Medical Center Brick, NJ · (732) 840-2200 OVA&PARASITES DIRECT SMEARS CONCENTRATION & ID QST $8.90 $210.00 $40.01–$178.50 96% Dec 31, 2025
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Ocean Medical Center Brick, NJ · (732) 840-2200 OVA&PARASITES DIRECT SMEARS CONCENTRATION & ID $8.90 $210.00 $40.01–$178.50 96% Dec 31, 2025
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Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ · (973) 831-5000 Ova & Parasites Direct Smear & ID $10.24 $42.00 — 76% —
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Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ · (908) 522-2000 Ova & Parasites Direct Smear & ID $10.24 $44.00 — 77% —
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CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Ova & Parasites Direct Smear & ID $10.24 $154.00 — 93% —
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University Hospital Newark, NJ · (973) 972-4300 OVA&PARASITES DIRECT SMEARS CONCENTRATION & ID $10.24 $173.75 $7.12–$165.06 94% Aug 13, 2026
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Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ · (973) 383-2121 Ova & Parasites Direct Smear & ID $10.24 $615.00 — 98% —
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Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · (973) 971-5450 Ova & Parasites Direct Smear & ID $10.24 $44.00 — 77% —
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NYU Langone New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS $10.68 $113.82 $8.01–$167.24 91% Jan 1, 2026
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NYU Langone New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS $10.68 $113.82 $8.01–$167.24 91% Jan 1, 2026
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NYU Langone Brooklyn, NY HC OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS $10.68 $113.82 $8.01–$167.24 91% Jan 1, 2026
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NYU Langone Mineola, NY HC OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS $10.68 $135.45 $8.01–$167.24 92% Jan 1, 2026
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NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue, NY · (631) 654-7100 HC OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS $10.68 $135.45 $8.01–$167.24 92% Jan 1, 2026
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The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 OVA & PARASITES SMEAR 6075362 $16.80 $28.00 $7.12–$28.39 40% —
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Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 O&P Conc& Perm Smear $21.00 $30.00 $3.64–$625.00 30% Oct 28, 2025
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The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS $21.00 $35.00 $7.12–$29.75 40% —
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Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica, NY · (718) 262-6000 SMEAR FOR PARASITES $27.00 $27.00 $5.50–$1,912.00 — —
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Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing, NY · (718) 670-5000 OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS $27.00 $27.00 $5.50–$1,912.00 — —
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The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 PARASITES AND OVA $28.20 $47.00 $7.12–$39.95 40% —
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Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica, NY · (718) 262-6000 OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS $36.00 $36.00 $5.50–$1,912.00 — —
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Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing, NY · (718) 670-5000 SMEAR FOR PARASITES $36.00 $36.00 $5.50–$1,912.00 — —
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Englewood Health Englewood, NJ · (201) 894-3000 Ova & Parasite *X*87177 $37.60 $376.00 $29.40–$300.80 90% Feb 2, 2026
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St Johns Episcopal Hospital Far Rockaway, NY · (718) 869-7000 OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS $40.07 $40.07 $8.46–$20.72 — —
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Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 Parasit Arthropod/Worm Id $44.92 $64.16 $3.64–$625.00 30% Oct 28, 2025
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Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 OVA AND PARASITES $45.00 $45.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 Parasit Intestinal $47.63 $68.04 $3.64–$625.00 30% Oct 28, 2025
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CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Ova & Parasites Direct Smear & ID $50.38 $549.00 — 91% —
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CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Ova & Parasites Direct Smear & ID $55.56 $643.00 — 91% —
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Hudson Regional Hospital Secaucus, NJ · (201) 392-3200 Smear for parasites $61.15 $61.15 $8.90–$115.39 — Jan 19, 2026
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Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York, NY HC Ova and Parasites Smears - Ova and Parasite Examination $73.00 $73.00 $13.13–$76.63 — Dec 1, 2025
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Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison, NY HC Ova and Parasites Smears - Ova and Parasite Examination $73.00 $73.00 $13.13–$76.63 — Dec 1, 2025
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Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Basking Ridge, NJ HC Ova and Parasites Smears - Ova and Parasite Examination $73.00 $73.00 $27.74–$76.63 — Dec 1, 2025
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Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Middletown, NJ HC Ova and Parasites Smears - Ova and Parasite Examination $73.00 $73.00 $27.74–$76.63 — Dec 1, 2025
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Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ · (973) 831-5000 Ova & Parasites Direct Smear & ID $84.64 $483.00 — 82% —
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Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ · (973) 383-2121 Ova & Parasites Direct Smear & ID $84.64 $1,710.00 — 95% —
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Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY HC Ova and Parasite Direct Smear $91.58 $101.75 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Mount Sinai Morningside New York, NY HC Ova and Parasite Direct Smear $91.58 $101.75 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Mount Sinai Queens Long Island, NY HC Ova and Parasite Direct Smear $91.58 $101.75 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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The Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY · (212) 241-7981 HC Ova and Parasite Direct Smear $91.58 $101.75 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York, NY HC Ova and Parasite Direct Smear $91.58 $101.75 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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HMH Carrier Behavioral Health Belle Mead, NJ OVA&PARASITES DIRECT SMEARS CONCENTRATION & ID $94.00 $235.00 $34.08 60% —
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HMH Carrier Behavioral Health Belle Mead, NJ OVA&PARASITES DIRECT SMEARS CONCENTRATION & ID $94.00 $235.00 — 60% —
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The Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY · (212) 241-7981 HC Ova and Parasite Smear Conc and ID Malaria $157.50 $175.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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The Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY · (212) 241-7981 HC Ova and Parasite Smear Conc and ID $157.50 $175.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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The Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY · (212) 241-7981 HC Ova and Parasite Smear Conc and ID Tick $157.50 $175.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Mount Sinai Morningside New York, NY HC Ova and Parasite Smear Conc and ID $157.50 $175.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Mount Sinai Morningside New York, NY HC Ova and Parasite Smear Conc and ID Tick $157.50 $175.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Mount Sinai Morningside New York, NY HC Ova and Parasite Smear Conc and ID Malaria $157.50 $175.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York, NY HC Ova and Parasite Smear Conc and ID $157.50 $175.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York, NY HC Ova and Parasite Smear Conc and ID Tick $157.50 $175.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York, NY HC Ova and Parasite Smear Conc and ID Malaria $157.50 $175.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY HC Ova and Parasite Smear Conc and ID $157.50 $175.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY HC Ova and Parasite Smear Conc and ID Tick $157.50 $175.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY HC Ova and Parasite Smear Conc and ID Malaria $157.50 $175.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Mount Sinai Queens Long Island, NY HC Ova and Parasite Smear Conc and ID $157.50 $175.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Mount Sinai Queens Long Island, NY HC Ova and Parasite Smear Conc and ID Tick $157.50 $175.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Mount Sinai Queens Long Island, NY HC Ova and Parasite Smear Conc and ID Malaria $157.50 $175.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton, NY OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS $169.10 $169.10 $8.90–$11.57 — —
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Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton, NY SMEAR FOR PARASITES $171.92 $171.92 $8.90–$11.57 — —
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Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn, NY · (718) 250-8000 SMEAR FOR PARASITES $181.32 $181.32 $7.12–$17.80 — —
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St Johns Riverside Hospital Park Care Pavillion Yonkers, NY OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS $220.15 $259.00 $8.46–$3,783.00 15% —
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Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY · (631) 444-4000 SMEAR FOR PARASITES $275.00 $275.00 $8.90–$4,255.00 — —
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Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY · (631) 444-4000 OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS $294.00 $294.00 $8.90–$4,255.00 — —
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Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn, NY · (718) 250-8000 OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS $359.61 $359.61 $7.12–$17.80 — —
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Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · (973) 971-5450 Ova & Parasites Direct Smear & ID $482.78 $1,150.00 — 58% —
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Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ · (908) 522-2000 Ova & Parasites Direct Smear & ID $565.08 $1,558.00 — 64% —
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Outpatient: lowest $8.00, median $10.68, highest $275.00 — a 34.4× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 21 facilities here, median $10.68. 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 34 of 38 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 8 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.