Ova and parasites test cost in North Port, FL
In North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL, 3 hospitals list a cash price for stool ova and parasites exam: from $13.25 to $445.00, with a median of $68.65. The lowest listed price is at HCA Florida Blake Hospital — $55.40 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $47.79 at 136 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 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 Sep 1, 2026 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 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCA Florida Blake Hospital lowest Bradenton, FL · (941) 798-6110 O&P SMEAR CONC ID | $13.25 | $13.25 | $0.62–$12.19 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Englewood Hospital Venice, FL O&P SMEAR CONC ID | $68.65 | $68.65 | $3.23–$63.16 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital Bradenton, FL Ova and parasites, direct smears, concentration and identification | $445.00 | $445.00 | $8.90 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital Bradenton, FL Ova and parasites, direct smears, concentration and identification UNSCHEDULED | $445.00 | $445.00 | $226.13–$230.89 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital Bradenton, FL Ova and parasites, direct smears, concentration and identification Other Outpatient | $445.00 | $445.00 | $8.90 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital Bradenton, FL O&P SMEAR CONC ID | $445.00 | $445.00 | $20.91–$409.40 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $13.25, median $68.65, highest $445.00 — a 33.6× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 of 3 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.