Ova and parasites test cost in Mississippi
In Mississippi, 59 hospitals publish a cash price for stool ova and parasites exam: from $10.75 to $165.24, with a median of $41.08. The lowest price is at Clay County Medical (West Point) and 5 other hospitals. The highest price is 15.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $41.08, is 24% below the US median of $53.95.
- That is 4.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($8.90).
- Mississippi ranks 11th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 7 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$10.75Clay County Medical + 5 more
Median$41.08half of hospitals charge less
Highest$165.24in Mississippi
Lowest saves$30.33vs the median
Hospitals in Mississippi, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clay County Medical lowest West Point · West Point, MS HC OVA AND PARASITE DIRECT-ID LCA | $10.75 | $25.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Medical Center lowest Tupelo · Tupelo, MS HC OVA AND PARASITE DIRECT-ID LCA | $10.75 | $25.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore Amory lowest Amory · Amory, MS HC OVA AND PARASITE DIRECT-ID LCA | $10.75 | $25.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pontotoc Health Service INC Cah lowest Pontotoc · Pontotoc, MS HC OVA AND PARASITE DIRECT-ID LCA | $10.75 | $25.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tishomingo Health Services lowest Iuka · Iuka, MS HC OVA AND PARASITE DIRECT-ID LCA | $10.75 | $25.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Webster General Hospital/ Swing Bed lowest Eupora · Starkville, MS HC OVA AND PARASITE DIRECT-ID LCA | $10.75 | $25.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center Meridian · Meridian, MS OVA AND PARASITES | $11.88 | $54.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Hancock Bay St. Louis · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS HC EXAM PARA, URINE/B.F. | $15.20 | $40.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Rush Hospital Meridian · Meridian, MS HC EXAM PARA, URINE/B.F. | $15.38 | $49.61 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Holmes County Hospital and Clinics Lexington · Jackson, MS HC OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS | $20.80 | $52.00 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center- Grenada Grenada · Grenada, MS HC OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS | $20.80 | $52.00 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center-South Meridian · Meridian, MS OVA AND PARASITES | $21.60 | $54.00 | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| UMMC Madison Canton · Jackson, MS 87177 SMEAR FOR PARASITES | $22.40 | $56.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, MS 87177 SMEAR FOR PARASITES | $22.40 | $56.00 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Tallahatchie General Hospital Charleston · Charleston, MS OVA & PARASITES | $23.10 | $33.00 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center McComb · McComb, MS Ova and parasites smears | $24.61 | $41.01 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| North Sunflower Medical Center Ruleville · Ruleville, MS Smear for parasites | $25.00 | $50.00 | Oct 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Ova and Parasites Smears - Ova and Parasite Examination | $27.06 | $123.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, MS OVA AND PARASITES | $28.98 | $138.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| S E Lackey Memorial Hospital Forest · Jackson, MS Smear for parasites | $32.00 | $32.00 | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Wayne General Hospital Waynesboro · Waynesboro, MS Smear for parasites | $32.00 | $32.00 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Ocean Springs Hospital Ocean Springs · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS | $32.10 | $107.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Pascagoula Hospital Pascagoula · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS SMEAR FOR PARASITES | $32.10 | $107.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Laird Hospital Union · Union, MS HC EXAM PARA, URINE/B.F. | $34.77 | $57.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Scott Regional Morton · Jackson, MS HC EXAM PARA, URINE/B.F. | $35.91 | $57.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi Oxford · Oxford, MS OVA AND PARASITES | $36.11 | $157.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Watkins Hospital Quitman · Meridian, MS HC EXAM PARA, URINE/B.F. | $38.19 | $57.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Oktibbeha County Starkville · Starkville, MS OVA AND PARASITES AEL | $38.40 | $60.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Stennis Memorial Hospital DeKalb · DeKalb, MS HC EXAM PARA, URINE/B.F. | $39.33 | $57.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Calhoun Calhoun City · Calhoun City, MS OVA AND PARASITES | $41.08 | $79.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Southaven · Memphis, TN-MS-AR OVA AND PARASITES | $42.40 | $212.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo Yazoo City · Jackson, MS OVA AND PARASITES | $42.64 | $104.00 | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| Simpson General Hospital Cah Mendenhall · Jackson, MS Smear for parasites | $42.70 | $61.00 | Apr 30, 2025 source file |
| Tippah County Hospital Ripley · Ripley, MS Parasite Exam | $44.00 | $59.00 | — source file |
| Baptist Medical Center-Attala Kosciusko · Kosciusko, MS OVA AND PARASITES | $45.76 | $104.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital - Leake Carthage · Carthage, MS OVA AND PARASITES | $46.80 | $104.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Noxubee General Hospital Macon · Columbus, MS STOOL OVA & PARASITE(008623) | $51.00 | $68.00 | Nov 1, 2024 source file |
| Franklin County Memorial Hospital Meadville · Meadville, MS OVA PARASITES, STOOL - CL | $52.00 | $52.00 | May 10, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health Womans Hospital Flowood · Jackson, MS 87177 L8623 OVA-PARASITES SMEARS | $52.92 | $252.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health Natchez Natchez · Natchez, MS-LA OVA-PARASITES SMEARS | $55.62 | $309.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Booneville Booneville · Tupelo, MS OVA AND PARASITES | $56.64 | $236.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County New Albany · New Albany, MS OVA AND PARASITES | $56.64 | $236.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Covington county hospital Collins · Collins, MS HC Ova and Parasites Smears - Ova and Parasite Examination | $56.98 | $56.98 | Jul 21, 2026 source file |
| Singing River Gulfport Gulfport · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS SMEAR FOR PARASITES | $57.00 | $285.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Field Memorial Community Hospital Centreville · Centreville, MS OVA + PARASITES | $57.75 | $77.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Winston County Medical Foundation Louisville · Louisville, MS Smear for parasites | $58.65 | $75.00 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Tyler Holmes Memorial Hospital Winona · Grenada, MS Smear for parasites | $59.63 | $79.50 | Jul 28, 2026 source file |
| Kings Daughters Medical Center Brookhaven · Brookhaven, MS SMEAR FOR PARASITES | $63.30 | $211.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Magee general hospital Magee · Jackson, MS HC Ova and Parasites Smears - Ova and Parasite Examination | $65.00 | $65.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Yalobusha General Hospital Water Valley · Oxford, MS FECES-AO&P | $74.20 | $106.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| South central regional medical center Laurel · Laurel, MS HC Ova and Parasites Smears - Ova and Parasite Examination | $94.00 | $94.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health Wesley Hattiesburg · Hattiesburg, MS OVA-PARASITES SMEARS | $96.50 | $459.54 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle Columbus · Columbus, MS OVA AND PARASITES | $108.25 | $433.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health Central Jackson · Jackson, MS 87177 L8623 OVA-PARASITES SMEARS | $109.50 | $730.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| River Oaks Hospital Flowood · Jackson, MS 87177 L8623 OVA-PARASITES SMEARS | $125.64 | $698.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Choctaw Regional Medical Center Ackerman · Ackerman, MS OCP | $126.00 | $180.00 | Oct 12, 2026 source file |
| Monroe Regional Hospital Aberdeen · Aberdeen, MS OVA AND PARA SMEAR CONC I | $131.00 | $131.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Crossgates River Oaks Hospital Brandon · Jackson, MS 87177 L8623 OVA-PARASITES SMEARS | $133.65 | $891.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health River Region Vicksburg · Vicksburg, MS OVA-PARASITES SMEARS | $165.24 | $918.00 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson, MS | 13 | $20.80 | $42.64 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 4 | $15.20 | $32.10 |
| Meridian, MS | 4 | $11.88 | $18.49 |
| Columbus, MS | 2 | $51.00 | $79.62 |
| Grenada, MS | 2 | $20.80 | $40.22 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 2 | $27.06 | $34.73 |
| Oxford, MS | 2 | $36.11 | $55.16 |
| Starkville, MS | 2 | $10.75 | $24.58 |
| Tupelo, MS | 2 | $10.75 | $33.70 |
| Aberdeen, MS | 1 | $131.00 | $131.00 |
| Ackerman, MS | 1 | $126.00 | $126.00 |
| Amory, MS | 1 | $10.75 | $10.75 |
| Brookhaven, MS | 1 | $63.30 | $63.30 |
| Calhoun City, MS | 1 | $41.08 | $41.08 |
| Carthage, MS | 1 | $46.80 | $46.80 |
| Centreville, MS | 1 | $57.75 | $57.75 |
| Charleston, MS | 1 | $23.10 | $23.10 |
| Collins, MS | 1 | $56.98 | $56.98 |
| DeKalb, MS | 1 | $39.33 | $39.33 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 1 | $96.50 | $96.50 |
| Iuka, MS | 1 | $10.75 | $10.75 |
| Kosciusko, MS | 1 | $45.76 | $45.76 |
| Louisville, MS | 1 | $58.65 | $58.65 |
| Laurel, MS | 1 | $94.00 | $94.00 |
| Meadville, MS | 1 | $52.00 | $52.00 |
| McComb, MS | 1 | $24.61 | $24.61 |
| New Albany, MS | 1 | $56.64 | $56.64 |
| Natchez, MS-LA | 1 | $55.62 | $55.62 |
| Pontotoc, MS | 1 | $10.75 | $10.75 |
| Ripley, MS | 1 | $44.00 | $44.00 |
| Ruleville, MS | 1 | $25.00 | $25.00 |
| Union, MS | 1 | $34.77 | $34.77 |
| Vicksburg, MS | 1 | $165.24 | $165.24 |
| Waynesboro, MS | 1 | $32.00 | $32.00 |
| West Point, MS | 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
- 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
- Louisiana$30.29
- Maine$42.02
- Maryland$114.97
- Massachusetts$42.30
- Michigan$42.19
- Minnesota$48.22
- 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.