Lab tests CPT 87177 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Ova and parasites test cost in New York, NY — inpatient

In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 21 hospitals list a cash price for stool ova and parasites exam as an inpatient: from $8.90 to $94.00, with a median of $10.68. The lowest listed price is at Hmh Hospitals — $1.78 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $35.49 at 63 hospitals.

Cash prices at 21 facilities across 16 cities for code 87177, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 28, 2025 and Aug 13, 2026.

Lowest$8.90Hmh Hospitals
Median$10.68half pay less
Highest$94.00in this market
Difference10.6×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 $8.90Highest $157.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Hmh Hospitals lowest 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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Hmh Hospitals lowest 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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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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Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ · (973) 831-5000 Ova & Parasites Direct Smear & ID $10.24 $42.00 — 76% —
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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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Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ · (908) 522-2000 Ova & Parasites Direct Smear & ID $10.24 $44.00 — 77% —
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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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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 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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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 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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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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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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Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 O&P Conc& Perm Smear $21.00 $30.00 — 30% Oct 28, 2025
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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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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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Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 Parasit Arthropod/Worm Id $44.92 $64.16 — 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 — 30% Oct 28, 2025
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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 Behavioral Health Center New York, 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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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 Queens Long Island, 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 — 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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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 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 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 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 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 $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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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 Tick $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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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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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 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 Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY HC Ova and Parasite Smear Conc and ID Tick $157.50 $175.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $8.90, median $10.68, highest $94.00 — a 10.6× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 49 facilities here, median $10.68 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 8 of 8 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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.