Ova and parasites test cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 48 hospitals publish a cash price for stool ova and parasites exam: from $8.00 to $702.00, with a median of $45.30. The lowest price is at Baptist Medical Center South (Montgomery) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 87.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $45.30, is 16% below the US median of $53.95.
- That is 5.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($8.90).
- Alabama ranks 17th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 16 of 48 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 87177. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$8.00Baptist Medical Center South + 1 more
Median$45.30half of hospitals charge less
Highest$702.00in Alabama
Lowest saves$37.30vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Medical Center South lowest Montgomery · Montgomery, AL AMB-O&P SMEAR, CONC AND ID | $8.00 | $13.33 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center lowest Gadsden · Gadsden, AL Hc Ova And Parasites Smears | $8.00 | $162.27 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Coosa Valley Medical Center Sylacauga · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Stool For O&p | $9.00 | $36.00 | — source file |
| Hale County Hospital Greensboro · Tuscaloosa, AL .OVA PARASITE NH | $9.18 | $11.47 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Whitfield Regional Hospital Demopolis · Demopolis, AL Concentration & ID | $9.60 | $16.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeland Community Hospital Haleyville · Haleyville, AL O&P SMEAR CONC ID | $9.89 | $57.00 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Southeast Health Medical Center Dothan · Dothan, AL OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS | $10.02 | $25.04 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Cullman Regional Medical Center Cullman · Cullman, AL Ova&Parasite,Conc&Perm Smear Result QSTC | $10.68 | $62.37 | Jan 19, 2026 source file |
| Marion Regional Medical Center Hamilton · Hamilton, AL HC OVA AND PARASITE DIRECT-ID LCA | $10.75 | $25.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Health Services-South Marion Winfield · Winfield, AL HC OVA AND PARASITE DIRECT-ID LCA | $10.75 | $25.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Troy Regional Medical Center Troy · Troy, AL O&P EXAM | $13.19 | $83.00 | Dec 31, 2024 source file |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham · Birmingham, AL L8623 OVA/PARA SMEAR | $15.30 | $102.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Evergreen Medical Center Evergreen · Evergreen, AL PINWORMS | $16.90 | $26.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center Opelika · Auburn-Opelika, AL Ova and Parasites | $21.45 | $39.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| UAB Medical West Bessemer · Birmingham, AL Ova & Parasites,Dir Smears,Con | $22.50 | $30.00 | Jun 22, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - East Alabama Wedowee · Wedowee, AL SMEAR FOR PARASITES | $27.20 | $68.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC Ova and Parasites Smears - Ova and Parasite Examination | $30.43 | $70.77 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama – Benjamin Russell Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC Ova and Parasites Smears - Ova and Parasite Examination | $30.43 | $70.77 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Hospital Monroeville · Monroeville, AL O&P EXAM 2679 | $33.60 | $84.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Russellville Hospital Russellville · Russellville, AL O AND P SMEAR CONC ID | $36.27 | $139.50 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Flowers Hospital Dothan · Dothan, AL OVA-PARASITES SMEARS | $37.65 | $251.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Choctaw General Butler · Butler, AL HC EXAM PARA, URINE/B.F. | $43.32 | $57.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Crenshaw Community Hospital Luverne · Luverne, AL OVA & PARASITES | $43.50 | $87.00 | Oct 13, 2025 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville · Huntsville, AL OVA-PARASITES SMEARS | $45.13 | $250.72 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Bibb Medical Center Centreville · Birmingham, AL OVA AND PARASITES | $45.46 | $45.46 | Nov 1, 2025 source file |
| Springhill Memorial Hospital Mobile · Mobile, AL MICRO OVA CYSTS PARASITE | $55.05 | $64.76 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Athens Limestone Hospital Athens · Huntsville, AL OVA/PARASITE COMPREHENSIVE (REF LAB) | $57.00 | $57.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Regional Medical Center Fort Payne · Fort Payne, AL OVA/PARASITE COMPREHENSIVE (REF LAB) | $57.00 | $57.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital West Decatur · Decatur, AL OVA & PARASITES | $68.00 | $68.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL OVA & PARASITES | $68.00 | $68.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Parkway Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL OVA & PARASITES | $68.00 | $68.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Dch Regional Medical Center Tuscaloosa · Tuscaloosa, AL O P - FECES | $70.25 | $140.50 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Fayette Medical Center Fayette · Fayette, AL O P - FECES | $70.25 | $140.50 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Medical Center Enterprise Enterprise · Enterprise, AL OVA-PARASITES SMEARS | $77.00 | $855.51 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Medical Center Barbour Eufaula · Eufaula, AL-GA O&P EXAM | $87.50 | $175.00 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| Baldwin Health Foley · Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL L8623 OVA/PARA SMEAR | $98.81 | $548.97 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Huntsville · Huntsville, AL LAB-O & P DIRECT* | $100.50 | $100.50 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Madison · Huntsville, AL LAB-O & P DIRECT* | $100.50 | $100.50 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Center North Guntersville · Albertville, AL LAB-O & P DIRECT* | $100.50 | $100.50 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Centers Boaz · Albertville, AL LAB-O & P DIRECT* | $100.50 | $100.50 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Floyd Cherokee Medical Center Centre · Centre, AL HC OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS | $110.00 | $220.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL OVA-PARASITES SMEARS | $123.10 | $1,025.83 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Red Bay Hospital Red Bay · Russellville, AL LAB-O & P DIRECT* | $150.00 | $150.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Citizens Hospital Talladega · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Hb Ova And Parasites Smears - Ova And Parasite Examination | $369.00 | $369.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Princeton Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb Ova And Parasites Smears - Ova And Parasite Examination | $369.00 | $369.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Shelby Hospital Alabaster · Birmingham, AL Hb Ova And Parasites Smears - Ova And Parasite Examination | $369.00 | $369.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Walker Hospital Jasper · Birmingham, AL Hb Ova And Parasites Smears - Ova And Parasite Examination | $369.00 | $369.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Ova/Paras Smears/2 | $702.00 | $702.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham, AL | 9 | $15.30 | $45.46 |
| Huntsville, AL | 4 | $45.13 | $78.75 |
| Decatur, AL | 3 | $68.00 | $68.00 |
| Albertville, AL | 2 | $100.50 | $100.50 |
| Dothan, AL | 2 | $10.02 | $23.84 |
| Gadsden, AL | 2 | $8.00 | $65.55 |
| Russellville, AL | 2 | $36.27 | $93.14 |
| Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 2 | $9.00 | $189.00 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 2 | $9.18 | $39.72 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $21.45 | $21.45 |
| Butler, AL | 1 | $43.32 | $43.32 |
| Centre, AL | 1 | $110.00 | $110.00 |
| Cullman, AL | 1 | $10.68 | $10.68 |
| Demopolis, AL | 1 | $9.60 | $9.60 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $98.81 | $98.81 |
| Evergreen, AL | 1 | $16.90 | $16.90 |
| Enterprise, AL | 1 | $77.00 | $77.00 |
| Eufaula, AL-GA | 1 | $87.50 | $87.50 |
| Fayette, AL | 1 | $70.25 | $70.25 |
| Fort Payne, AL | 1 | $57.00 | $57.00 |
| Haleyville, AL | 1 | $9.89 | $9.89 |
| Hamilton, AL | 1 | $10.75 | $10.75 |
| Luverne, AL | 1 | $43.50 | $43.50 |
| Monroeville, AL | 1 | $33.60 | $33.60 |
| Mobile, AL | 1 | $55.05 | $55.05 |
| Montgomery, AL | 1 | $8.00 | $8.00 |
| Troy, AL | 1 | $13.19 | $13.19 |
| Wedowee, AL | 1 | $27.20 | $27.20 |
| Winfield, AL | 1 | $10.75 | $10.75 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
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Stool ova and parasites exam in other states
- Alaska$105.00
- Arizona$28.19
- Arkansas$31.85
- California$20.88
- Colorado$89.70
- Connecticut$43.29
- Delaware$87.36
- District of Columbia$91.50, 3 hospitals
- Florida$41.71
- Georgia$81.22
- Hawaii$91.70
- Idaho$49.30
- Illinois$74.90
- Indiana$48.50
- Iowa$48.30
- Kansas$56.80
- Kentucky$63.86
- Louisiana$30.29
- Maine$42.02
- Maryland$114.97
- Massachusetts$42.30
- Michigan$42.19
- Minnesota$48.22
- Mississippi$41.08
- Missouri$59.15
- Montana$69.20
- Nebraska$82.50
- Nevada$55.72
- New Hampshire$111.00
- New Jersey$10.24
- New Mexico$128.65
- New York$32.86
- North Carolina$32.67
- North Dakota$48.80
- Ohio$39.65
- Oklahoma$63.05
- Oregon$53.95
- Pennsylvania$58.66
- Puerto Rico$20.30
- Rhode Island$71.00
- South Carolina$106.50
- South Dakota$87.20
- Tennessee$31.31
- Texas$67.00
- Utah$156.53
- Vermont$101.38
- Virginia$54.00
- Washington$67.41
- West Virginia$48.00
- Wisconsin$65.00
- Wyoming$52.06
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.