Ova and parasites test cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 59 hospitals publish a cash price for stool ova and parasites exam: from $8.72 to $220.82, with a median of $30.29. The lowest price is at Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA (West Monroe). The highest price is 25.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $30.29, is 44% below the US median of $53.95.
- That is 3.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($8.90).
- Louisiana ranks 5th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 59 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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$8.72Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA
Median$30.29half of hospitals charge less
Highest$220.82in Louisiana
Lowest saves$21.57vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA lowest West Monroe · Monroe, LA RL CONCENTRATE RESULT | $8.72 | $26.70 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Medical Center Springhill · Minden, LA OVA AND PARASITES EXAMINATION URINE | $9.08 | $26.70 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Mary Morgan City · Baton Rouge, LA HC EXAM PARA, URINE/B.F. | $10.00 | $50.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC PARASITE EXAM BODY FLUID | $11.00 | $50.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Acadia General Hospital Crowley · Lafayette, LA HC EXAM PARA, URINE/B.F. | $11.73 | $51.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings · Lake Charles, LA HC EXAM PARA, URINE/B.F. | $12.24 | $36.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC PARASITE EXAM BODY FLUID | $13.26 | $51.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC EXAM PARA, URINE/B.F. | $14.28 | $51.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC EXAM PARA, URINE/B.F. | $14.56 | $56.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA HC EXAM PARA, URINE/B.F. | $15.36 | $48.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC EXAM PARA, URINE/B.F. | $15.68 | $49.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan · Lafayette, LA HC EXAM PARA, URINE/B.F. | $17.10 | $38.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Ova & Parasites | $18.76 | $134.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Ova & Parasites | $18.76 | $134.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Ova & Parasites | $18.76 | $134.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Ova & Parasites | $18.76 | $134.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Allen Parish Hospital Kinder · Kinder, LA STOOL OCP SO | $19.80 | $33.00 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| North Oaks Medical Center Drive. Hammond · Hammond, LA OCP | $19.81 | $235.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Labcorp Ova and Parasite Fecal | $20.46 | $93.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC PARASITE EXAM BODY FLUID | $20.68 | $47.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Ova And Parasites Smearsp-M | $21.36 | $26.70 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC EXAM PARA, URINE/B.F. | $22.47 | $107.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC EXAM PARA, URINE/B.F. | $22.68 | $81.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC EXAM PARA, URINE/B.F. | $23.50 | $50.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Smear for Parasites | $23.84 | $149.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St. Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge · Lafayette, LA HC EXAM PARA, URINE/B.F. | $27.90 | $93.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Ova & Parasites | $29.82 | $213.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Medical Center Winnsboro · Winnsboro, LA Ova + Parasite Exam LC | $30.00 | $50.00 | May 21, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe · Monroe, LA HC PARASITE EXAM BODY FLUID | $30.13 | $131.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center Independence · Hammond, LA SMEAR FOR PARASITES | $30.29 | $50.49 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA OCP (STOOL) | $30.80 | $77.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Reeves Memorial Medical Center Bernice · Monroe, LA OCP OVA & PARASITE CON. | $33.50 | $67.00 | Aug 26, 2026 source file |
| St Helena Parish Hospital Greensburg · Baton Rouge, LA OVA & PARASITES OCP | $36.00 | $36.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Smear for Parasites | $36.80 | $230.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Richland Parish Hospital-Delhi Delhi · Monroe, LA Smear for parasites | $37.05 | $57.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Madison Parish Hospital Tallulah · Tallulah, LA OCP SMEAR, DIRECT, CONCENTRATION & ID | $37.50 | $75.00 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Lake Charles · Lake Charles, LA OVA & PARASITE EXAM | $38.28 | $63.80 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Frances Cabrini Hospital Alexandria · Alexandria, LA HC 87177 OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS | $39.26 | $151.00 | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| Morehouse General Hospital Bastrop · Monroe, LA O&P FECES EXAM | $40.00 | $50.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Acadia St Landry Church Point · Lafayette, LA OVA & PARASTIES, STOOL | $40.05 | $53.40 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Smear for Parasites | $40.23 | $149.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| West Feliciana Parish Hospital St Francisville · Baton Rouge, LA OCP STOOL | $48.84 | $81.40 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Parish Hospital Jonesboro · Jonesboro, LA OVA & PARASITE EXAM | $50.00 | $50.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bunkie General Hospital Bunkie · Bunkie, LA O & P W/TRICHROME | $52.00 | $52.00 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Opelousas General Main Campus Opelousas · Opelousas, LA Ova And Parasites, Conc And Perm Smr QST | $52.00 | $104.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Bayou Bend Health System Franklin · Morgan City, LA Smear for parasites | $58.10 | $83.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA O&P STOOL CONC&PERM SMEAR | $59.25 | $168.00 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Lasalle General Hospital Jena · Jena, LA OVA & PARASITES, URINE | $60.60 | $101.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA OVA AND PARASITE SMEAR | $61.39 | $87.70 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC EXAM PARA, URINE/B.F. | $61.83 | $229.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rapides Regional Medical Center Alexandria · Alexandria, LA O&P SMEAR CONC ID | $76.00 | $76.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Louisiana Extended Care of Natchitoches Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA OCP (STOOL) | $81.00 | $81.00 | Oct 25, 2026 source file |
| Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC EXAM PARA URINE/B.F. | $88.28 | $119.25 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Acadian Medical Center Eunice · Lafayette, LA O&P SMEAR CONC ID | $94.20 | $314.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Minden Medical Center Minden · Minden, LA OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS | $94.35 | $314.50 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lady of the Sea General Hospital Cut Off · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA OCP STOOL | $101.97 | $101.97 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Byrd Regional Hospital Leesville · Leesville, LA OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS | $108.30 | $361.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Hardtner Medical Center Olla · Olla, LA Ova and Parasites MB LC | $189.60 | $237.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northern Louisiana Medical Center Ruston · Ruston, LA OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS | $220.82 | $401.50 | Jun 19, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 13 | $11.00 | $22.68 |
| Lafayette, LA | 7 | $11.73 | $22.47 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 5 | $10.00 | $36.00 |
| Monroe, LA | 5 | $8.72 | $33.50 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 4 | $20.68 | $55.89 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 3 | $13.26 | $14.28 |
| Alexandria, LA | 2 | $39.26 | $57.63 |
| Hammond, LA | 2 | $19.81 | $25.05 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 2 | $12.24 | $25.26 |
| Minden, LA | 2 | $9.08 | $51.72 |
| Natchitoches, LA | 2 | $30.80 | $55.90 |
| Bunkie, LA | 1 | $52.00 | $52.00 |
| Jena, LA | 1 | $60.60 | $60.60 |
| Jonesboro, LA | 1 | $50.00 | $50.00 |
| Kinder, LA | 1 | $19.80 | $19.80 |
| Leesville, LA | 1 | $108.30 | $108.30 |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $58.10 | $58.10 |
| Olla, LA | 1 | $189.60 | $189.60 |
| Opelousas, LA | 1 | $52.00 | $52.00 |
| Ruston, LA | 1 | $220.82 | $220.82 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $18.76 | $18.76 |
| Tallulah, LA | 1 | $37.50 | $37.50 |
| Winnsboro, LA | 1 | $30.00 | $30.00 |
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
- Alabama$45.30
- 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
- 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.