Lab tests CPT 87177 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Ova and parasites test cost in Providence, RI — inpatient

In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for stool ova and parasites exam as an inpatient: from $40.46 to $71.00, with a median of $71.00. The lowest listed price is at Saint Anne's Hospital — $30.54 less than the median here. Across Rhode Island, the median is $71.00 at 6 hospitals.

Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 87177, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$40.46Saint Anne's Hospital
Median$71.00half pay less
Highest$71.00in this market
Difference1.8×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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.

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Lowest $40.46Highest $71.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Saint Anne's Hospital lowest Fall River, MA · (508) 674-5600 HC OVA AND PARASITES (SEND OUT) $40.46 $40.46 — — —
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Brown University Health Morton Hospital Taunton, MA · (508) 828-7000 HC OVA AND PARASITES (SEND OUT) $46.94 $46.94 — — —
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Newport Hospital Newport, RI · (401) 846-6400 HC OVA AND PARASITES (SEND OUT) $71.00 $71.00 — — —
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Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC OVA AND PARASITES (SEND OUT) $71.00 $71.00 — — —
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Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital East Providence, RI · (401) 432-1000 HC OVA AND PARASITES (SEND OUT) $71.00 $71.00 — — —
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The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 HC OVA AND PARASITES (SEND OUT) $71.00 $71.00 — — —
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Inpatient: lowest $40.46, median $71.00, highest $71.00 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $71.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.