Ova and parasites test cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 22 hospitals list a cash price for stool ova and parasites exam: from $12.50 to $255.60, with a median of $60.40. The lowest listed price is at Uniontown Hospital — $47.90 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $58.66 at 102 hospitals.
- The median here, $60.40, is 12% above the US median of $53.95.
- That is 6.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($8.90).
- Pittsburgh, PA ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Pennsylvania by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 22 facilities across 15 cities for code 87177, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 10, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 17, 2025 and Oct 28, 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uniontown Hospital lowest Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $12.50 | $25.00 | $8.25–$171.55 | 50% |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 O&P-DIRECT SMEAR File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $17.15 | $24.50 | $6.23–$20.53 | 30% |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 I & P-DUODENAL FL+1 more line at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $28.21 | $40.30 | $6.23–$29.02 | 30% |
| Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Latrobe, PA · (724) 832-4000 OVA + PARASITES, SCREEN File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $31.80 | $53.00 | $8.28–$42.86 | 40% |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital Greeensburg, PA · (724) 832-4000 OVA + PARASITES, SCREEN File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $31.80 | $53.00 | $8.28–$85.00 | 40% |
| Excela Health - Frick Hospital Mt Plesant, PA · (724) 547-1500 OVA + PARASITES, SCREEN File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $31.80 | $53.00 | $102.40 | 40% |
| Armstrong County Memorial Hospital Kittanning, PA PARASITE EXAM File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file | $32.40 | $108.00 | $7.50–$108.00 | 70% |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 SMEAR FOR PARASITES File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $54.00 | $108.00 | $8.25–$171.55 | 50% |
| Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona Heights, PA · (412) 224-5100 HC OVA & PARASITE CONC & ID File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $55.44 | $72.00 | $4.31–$30.00 | 23% |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 OVA & PARASITES STOOL+1 more line at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $55.80 | $93.00 | $8.25–$81.84 | 40% |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC SMEAR OVA & PARASITE CONCENT/IDENT File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $57.00 | $95.00 | $8.25–$87.40 | 40% |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC OVA & PARASITE CONC & ID File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $58.40 | $80.00 | $4.44–$30.00 | 27% |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 OVA AND PARASITES PNL 5271+1 more line at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $60.00 | $100.00 | $7.68–$85.00 | 40% |
| Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 359-3131 HC OVA & PARASITE CONC & ID File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $60.80 | $80.00 | $4.44–$30.00 | 24% |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PA · (412) 469-5000 HC OVA & PARASITE CONC & ID File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $61.56 | $76.00 | $4.31–$30.00 | 19% |
| Butler Memorial Hospital Butler, PA Ova And Parasites Dir File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $63.00 | $90.00 | $16.83–$94.50 | 30% |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 OVA AND PARASITES File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $63.00 | $105.00 | $28.24–$128.68 | 40% |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 OVA & PARASITES File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $63.00 | $105.00 | $35.39–$81.90 | 40% |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 OVA & PARASITE CONCTRN PNL2831 File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $96.00 | $160.00 | $7.42–$144.00 | 40% |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 OVA & PARASITES STOOL+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $99.00 | $165.00 | $8.25–$140.25 | 40% |
| Butler Memorial Hospital Butler, PA Ova And Parasites Conc File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $107.80 | $154.00 | $28.80–$161.70 | 30% |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 OVA & PARASITES STOOL+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $133.20 | $222.00 | $7.50–$177.60 | 40% |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 OVA & PARASITE CONCTRN PNL2831+3 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $149.40 | $249.00 | $7.50–$211.65 | 40% |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 OVA & PARASITES STOOL+1 more line at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $245.40 | $409.00 | $7.93–$368.10 | 40% |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC SMEAR OVA & PARASITE CONCENT/IDENT File of Mar 7, 2026 · source file | $255.60 | $426.00 | $8.25–$362.10 | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $12.50, median $60.40, highest $255.60 — a 20.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 23 facilities here, median $61.56. 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 18 of 22 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.
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