Ova and parasites test cost in San Jose, CA
In San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for stool ova and parasites exam: from $5.33 to $17.92, with a median of $12.29. The lowest listed price is at Stanford Health Care — $6.96 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $28.94 at 90 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 87177, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford Health Care lowest Stanford, CA · (650) 723-4000 Parasitology Stain-87015 | $5.33 | $13.32 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford Palo Alto, CA · (650) 497-8000 HC 100 Lab1255 Lab1255 Ova Parasite Smear | $6.65 | $13.31 | $6.47 | 50% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford Palo Alto, CA · (650) 497-8000 HC Parasitology Stain | $6.66 | $13.32 | $6.47 | 50% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · (650) 723-4000 Laboape Ova & Parasites | $7.09 | $17.73 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford Palo Alto, CA · (650) 497-8000 HC 100 Laboape Ova & Parasites | $8.86 | $17.73 | $8.62 | 50% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · (650) 723-4000 Lab180013 Ova & Parasites Urine Exam | $13.35 | $33.38 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford Palo Alto, CA · (650) 497-8000 HC 100 Lab180013 Ova & Parasites Urine Exam | $16.69 | $33.38 | $16.22 | 50% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose, CA · (408) 972-7000 OVA&PARASITES DIRECT SMEARS CONCENTRATION & ID | $17.92 | $32.00 | $8.00–$25.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA · (408) 236-6400 OVA&PARASITES DIRECT SMEARS CONCENTRATION & ID | $17.92 | $32.00 | $8.00–$25.00 | 44% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $5.33, median $12.29, highest $17.92 — a 3.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $17.92. 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 2 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 87177 ($50.00). 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.
| El Camino Hospital Mountain View, CAHC 008623 OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS 1/2 | $1.09 | file |