Lab tests CPT 87177 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Ova and parasites test cost in Staunton, VA — inpatient

In Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for stool ova and parasites exam as an inpatient: from $7.50 to $7.50, with a median of $7.50. Across Virginia, the median is $34.80 at 37 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87177, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$7.50Augusta Health
Median$7.50half pay less
Highest$7.50in this market
Difference1.0×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 Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA.

median
Lowest $7.50Highest $80.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Augusta Health lowest Fishersville, VA · (540) 332-4000 M-Ova&Parasite Concentration $7.50 $15.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Augusta Health Fishersville, VA · (540) 332-4000 Ova + Parasite Smear Id $80.50 $161.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $7.50, median $7.50, highest $7.50.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $7.50 — 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.