Ova and parasites test cost in St. Louis, MO
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 14 hospitals list a cash price for stool ova and parasites exam: from $33.80 to $205.20, with a median of $72.48. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital South — $38.68 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $59.15 at 61 hospitals.
- The median here, $72.48, is 34% above the US median of $53.95.
- That is 8.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($8.90).
- St. Louis, MO has the lowest median of 2 metro areas in Missouri with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- 1 of 14 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 12 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 Feb 6, 2026 and Jun 10, 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 St. Louis, MO-IL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital South lowest Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Ova and Parasites File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $33.80 | $52.00 | $8.01–$20.03 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO · (636) 239-8000 Ova and Parasites File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $59.15 | $91.00 | $8.01–$15.05 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus, MO · (636) 933-1000 Ova and Parasites File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $59.15 | $91.00 | $8.01–$20.03 | 35% |
| Gateway Regional Medical Center Granite City, IL · (618) 798-3000 OVA-PARASITES SMEARS File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $64.33 | $107.21 | $107.21 | 40% |
| Shriners Childrens - St Louis Saint Louis, MO · (314) 432-3600 OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file | $64.70 | $64.70 | $4.86–$15.29 | — |
| Anderson Hospital Maryville, IL · (618) 288-5711 CONCENTRATION File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $65.10 | $130.20 | $8.32–$117.18 | 50% |
| Community Hospital of Staunton Staunton, IL · (618) 635-2200 CONCENTRATION File of Feb 9, 2026 · source file | $69.00 | $138.00 | $39.90–$125.58 | 50% |
| Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital Maryland Heights, MO · (314) 872-6400 Ova and Parasites Stool Conc and Perm Smear File of Apr 24, 2026 · source file | $75.96 | $94.95 | — | 20% |
| Carlinville Area Hospital Carlinville, IL · (217) 854-3141 O & P STOOL File of Mar 21, 2026 · source file | $95.90 | $137.00 | $49.32–$195.71 | 30% |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 Ova and Parasites File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $96.85 | $149.00 | $7.87–$20.03 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO · (314) 251-6000 Ova and Parasites File of Jun 4, 2026 · source file | $101.40 | $156.00 | $8.01–$20.03 | 35% |
| Touchette Regional Hospital Cahokia Heights, IL · (618) 332-3060 Ova and parasites, direct smears, concentration and identification File of Apr 13, 2026 · source file | $104.16 | $168.00 | $6.40–$160.00 | 38% |
| Carlinville Area Hospital Carlinville, IL · (217) 854-3141 ..TEST O & P STOOL File of Mar 21, 2026 · source file | $119.00 | $170.00 | $61.20–$242.86 | 30% |
| St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland, IL · (618) 651-2600 HC SMEAR OVA PARASITE CONC/ID File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $128.16 | $178.00 | $17.24–$178.00 | 28% |
| Gateway Regional Medical Center Granite City, IL · (618) 798-3000 Q681 OVA-PARASITES S File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $192.15 | $320.25 | $320.25 | 40% |
| Hshs Holy Family Hospital Greenville, IL · (618) 664-1230 HC SMEAR OVA PARASITE CONC/ID-90 File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $205.20 | $285.00 | $7.78–$285.00 | 28% |
Outpatient: lowest $33.80, median $72.48, highest $205.20 — a 6.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $75.96. 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 7 of 13 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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