Ova and parasites test cost in Riverside, CA
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 22 hospitals list a cash price for stool ova and parasites exam: from $6.00 to $185.00, with a median of $14.51. The lowest listed price is at Menifee Global Medical Center and 1 other hospital — $8.51 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $20.88 at 184 hospitals.
- The median here, $14.51, is 73% below the US median of $53.95.
- That is 1.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($8.90).
- Riverside, CA has the lowest median of 5 metro areas in California with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- 6 of 22 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 22 facilities across 17 cities for code 87177, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 1, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 14, 2026 and Sep 30, 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menifee Global Medical Center lowest Menifee, CA · (951) 679-8888 C OVA PARASITES DIRECT CONCENTR ID-LC File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $6.00 | $6.00 | $2.70–$19.86 | — |
| Hemet Global Medical Center lowest Hemet, CA · (951) 652-2811 C OVA PARASITES DIRECT CONCENTR ID-LC File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $6.00 | $6.00 | $2.70–$19.86 | — |
| Victor Valley Global Medical Center Victorville, CA · (760) 245-8691 C OVA PARASITES DIRECT CONCENTR ID-LC File of May 13, 2026 · source file | $7.00 | $7.00 | $1.68–$49.00 | — |
| Montclair Hospital Medical Center Montclair, CA · (909) 625-8300 Hc Ova And Parasites Smears File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $8.00 | $270.71 | $8.24–$270.71 | 97% |
| Chino Valley Medical Center Chino, CA · (909) 627-6111 Hc Ova And Parasites Smears File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $8.00 | $270.71 | $8.24–$270.71 | 97% |
| Desert Valley Hospital Victorville, CA · (760) 241-8000 OVA & PARASITES STOOL LC 2 File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $8.00 | $158.31 | $8.24–$158.31 | 95% |
| Riverside Community Hospital Riverside, CA · (951) 788-3000 O&P SMEAR CONC ID File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $8.75 | $8.75 | $1.31–$7.88 | — |
| St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CA · (909) 883-8711 NH-O P CONCENTRATE ID File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $8.89 | $27.00 | $6.75–$51.50 | 67% |
| Victor Valley Global Medical Center Victorville, CA · (760) 245-8691 C OVA PARASITES DIRECT CONCENTR ID-QST File of May 13, 2026 · source file | $10.00 | $10.00 | $2.40–$49.00 | — |
| Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA · (909) 887-6333 NH-O P CONCENTRATE ID File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $10.50 | $27.00 | $5.40–$51.50 | 61% |
| Mountains Community Hospital Lake Arrowhead, CA · (909) 336-3651 O AND P W/ GIARDIA ANTIGE File of Jan 14, 2026 · source file | $11.51 | $28.77 | $12.95–$24.45 | 60% |
| San Bernardino County Colton, CA · (909) 580-1000 HC OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS - OVA AND PARASITE EXAMINATION File of Feb 25, 2026 · source file | $14.50 | $14.50 | $7.18–$12.46 | — |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Qu P Ova & Parasites Concent ID+1 more line at this price File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $14.52 | $14.52 | $6.42–$14.52 | — |
| Mountains Community Hospital Lake Arrowhead, CA · (909) 336-3651 OVA & PARASITE File of Jan 14, 2026 · source file | $17.26 | $43.16 | $19.42–$36.69 | 60% |
| Victor Valley Global Medical Center Victorville, CA · (760) 245-8691 O P DIRECT CONC ID File of May 13, 2026 · source file | $19.00 | $19.00 | $4.56–$49.00 | — |
| St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CA · (909) 883-8711 O P CONCENTRATE ID File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $23.70 | $72.00 | $7.74–$72.00 | 67% |
| Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA · (909) 887-6333 O P CONCENTRATE ID File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $28.00 | $72.00 | $8.90–$72.00 | 61% |
| San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital Banning, CA · (951) 769-2101 SMEAR FOR PARASITES File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $29.00 | $145.00 | $8.46–$145.00 | 80% |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $30.00 | $62.50 | — | 52% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 OVA&PARASITES DIRECT SMEARS CONCENTRATION & ID File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $63.44 | $122.00 | $7.00–$20.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 OVA&PARASITES DIRECT SMEARS CONCENTRATION & ID File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $63.44 | $122.00 | $7.00–$20.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 OVA&PARASITES DIRECT SMEARS CONCENTRATION & ID File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $63.44 | $122.00 | $7.00–$20.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Ontario Medical Center Campus Ontario, CA · (909) 427-5000 OVA&PARASITES DIRECT SMEARS CONCENTRATION & ID File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $63.44 | $122.00 | $7.00–$20.00 | 48% |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC OVA & PARASITES, PRESERVED File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $63.90 | $142.00 | $7.21–$120.70 | 55% |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC OVA & PARASITES, PRESERVED File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $63.90 | $142.00 | $8.90–$106.50 | 55% |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC OVA & PARASITES, PRESERVED File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $63.90 | $142.00 | $7.21–$127.80 | 55% |
| San Antonio Regional Hospital Upland, CA · (909) 985-2811 Smear for parasites File of Apr 2, 2026 · source file | $185.00 | $212.00 | $7.12–$389.55 | 13% |
| Hemet Global Medical Center Hemet, CA · (951) 652-2811 LAB FECES OVA PARASITES File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $292.00 | $292.00 | $7.18–$292.00 | — |
| Menifee Global Medical Center Menifee, CA · (951) 679-8888 LAB FECES OVA PARASITES File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $292.00 | $292.00 | $7.18–$292.00 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $6.00, median $14.51, highest $185.00 — a 30.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $30.00. 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 14 of 21 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 4 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 ova and parasites test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Ova and parasites test explained.
8 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 87177 ($52.50). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirage, CAHC 681x - OP Smear Concentration ID | $1.65 | file |
| Redlands Community Hospital Redlands, CASmear for parasites | $3.14 | file |
| Barstow Community Hospital Barstow, CASmear for parasites | $3.79 | file |
| St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CARL-A-PARAST 60046A | $3.86 | file |
| St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CARL-A-OP FEC 3001662A | $3.95 | file |
| Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirage, CAHC Complex Special Stain | $4.41 | file |
| Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino, CARL-A-PARAST 60046A | $4.56 | file |
| Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino, CARL-A-OP FEC 3001662A | $4.67 | file |