Lab tests CPT 87177 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Ova and parasites test cost in Richmond, VA — inpatient

In Richmond, VA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for stool ova and parasites exam as an inpatient: from $30.60 to $130.20, with a median of $130.20. The lowest listed price is at Bon Secours Southside Medical Center — $99.60 less than the median here. Across Virginia, the median is $34.80 at 37 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 87177, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$30.60Bon Secours Southside Medical Center
Median$130.20half pay less
Highest$130.20in this market
Difference4.3×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 Richmond, VA.

median
Lowest $30.60Highest $130.20

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Bon Secours Southside Medical Center lowest Petersburg, VA · (804) 765-5000 HC So Ova and Parasites $30.60 $102.00 — 70% —
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Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Richmond, VA · (804) 225-1701 HC So Ova and Parasites $54.00 $90.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond Richmond, VA · (804) 285-2011 HC So Ova and Parasites $130.20 $217.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA · (804) 594-7400 HC So Ova and Parasites $130.20 $217.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Mechanicsville, VA · (804) 764-6000 HC So Ova and Parasites $130.20 $217.00 — 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $30.60, median $130.20, highest $130.20 — a 4.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $54.00 — 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.