Ova and parasites test cost in Nebraska
In Nebraska, 44 hospitals publish a cash price for stool ova and parasites exam: from $18.55 to $251.00, with a median of $82.50. The lowest price is at Banner Ogallala Community Hospital (Ogallala). The highest price is 13.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $82.50, is 53% above the US median of $53.95.
- That is 9.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($8.90).
- Nebraska ranks 40th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 11 of 44 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$18.55Banner Ogallala Community Hospital
Median$82.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$251.00in Nebraska
Lowest saves$63.95vs the median
Hospitals in Nebraska, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banner Ogallala Community Hospital lowest Ogallala · Ogallala, NE LAB SMEARS DIRECT OVA&PARASITES | $18.55 | $27.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital - McCook McCook · McCook, NE O & P CONCENTRATION - MC | $19.80 | $22.00 | Dec 27, 2025 source file |
| Alegent Health Memorial Hospital, Schuyler Schuyler · Columbus, NE HC RHC OVA AND PARASITES | $22.14 | $27.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Plainview Hospital Plainview · Norfolk, NE HC RHC OVA AND PARASITES | $23.22 | $27.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Phelps Memorial Health Center Holdrege · Holdrege, NE Smear for parasites | $23.40 | $26.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| Valley County Hospital Ord · Ord, NE OVA&PARASITE DIR SMEARS C | $23.40 | $26.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| St. Mary's Community Hospital Nebraska City · Nebraska City, NE HC RHC OVA AND PARASITES | $23.78 | $29.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Kearney County Hospital Minden · Kearney, NE Ova And Parasite Fecal Rps | $34.00 | $43.00 | — source file |
| Nebraska Heart Hospital Lincoln · Lincoln, NE HC OVA PARASITES | $34.04 | $74.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Regional West Medical Center Scottsbluff · Scottsbluff, NE HB OVA AND PARASITE EXAM | $37.95 | $63.25 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue · Omaha, NE-IA Smear for parasites | $39.00 | $60.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA Smear for parasites | $39.00 | $60.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Cozad Community Hospital Cozad · Lexington, NE Ova & Parasite Travel(rl) | $50.00 | $55.00 | — source file |
| Beatrice Community Hospital Beatrice · Beatrice, NE Hc Ova & Parasites | $59.00 | $59.00 | — source file |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC OVA PARASITES | $66.22 | $154.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC OVA PARASITES | $66.22 | $154.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Lakeside Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC OVA PARASITES | $66.22 | $154.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Midlands Papillion · Omaha, NE-IA HC OVA PARASITES | $66.22 | $154.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Medical Center Grand Island · Grand Island, NE HC OVA PARASITES | $71.12 | $127.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center Lincoln · Lincoln, NE HC OVA PARASITES | $71.52 | $149.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Providence Medical Center Wayne · Wayne, NE Ova&Parasites Direct Smears Concentration & Id | $75.65 | $89.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| West Holt Memorial Hospital Atkinson · Atkinson, NE O&p-gastric | $80.00 | $100.00 | — source file |
| Chadron Community Hospital Chadron · Chadron, NE Parasitic Specimen Type: Rw | $85.00 | $121.00 | — source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Kearney · Kearney, NE HC OVA PARASITES | $89.32 | $154.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Community Hospital Blair · Omaha, NE-IA Smear for parasites | $89.60 | $112.00 | Jul 15, 2026 source file |
| Garden County Health Services Oshkosh · Oshkosh, NE Ova & Parasites Direct S | $97.00 | $142.00 | — source file |
| Pawnee County Memorial Hospital Pawnee City · Pawnee City, NE Ova-para Conc | $98.00 | $123.00 | — source file |
| Rock County Hospital Bassett · Bassett, NE O & P Smears [Rock] | $106.00 | $112.00 | — source file |
| Harlan County Health System Alma · Alma, NE Smear for parasites | $107.78 | $134.73 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Mary Lanning Healthcare Hastings · Hastings, NE Smear for parasites | $109.51 | $121.68 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| Tri Valley Health System Cambridge · Cambridge, NE Smear for parasites | $111.60 | $124.00 | Oct 2, 2026 source file |
| Callaway District Hospital Callaway · Callaway, NE Ova & Parasites, Stool Complete Pspc (Foreign Travel Only) | $113.00 | $125.00 | — source file |
| Nemaha County Hospital Auburn · Auburn, NE ~OVA-PARA DIRECT SMEARS | $114.00 | $114.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Gordon Memorial Hospital Gordon · Gordon, NE Ova/parasites(que) | $122.00 | $122.00 | — source file |
| Howard County Medical Center St. Paul · Grand Island, NE OVA & PARASITES | $123.00 | $123.00 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health Care Systems Seward · Lincoln, NE Smear for parasites | $126.00 | $126.00 | Jul 15, 2026 source file |
| Columbus Community Hospital Columbus · Columbus, NE SMEAR FOR PARASITES | $131.10 | $138.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Butler County Health David City · David City, NE Crypto & Coccidia St Unmc | $136.00 | $136.00 | — source file |
| St Francis Memorial Hospital West Point · West Point, NE 87177 Ova and Parasite, Concentration & ID | $136.00 | $136.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Osmond General Hospital Osmond · Norfolk, NE Smear for parasites | $149.00 | $149.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Chase County Hospital Imperial · Imperial, NE O/p, Fregn Trav Pspc | $163.00 | $163.00 | — source file |
| Kimball County Hospital Kimball · Kimball, NE Smear for parasites | $169.10 | $169.10 | Oct 12, 2026 source file |
| Box Butte General Hospital Alliance · Alliance, NE OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS | $244.80 | $306.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| Syracuse Area Health Syracuse · Syracuse, NE .O And P Lc | $251.00 | $251.00 | — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha, NE-IA | 7 | $39.00 | $66.22 |
| Lincoln, NE | 3 | $34.04 | $71.52 |
| Columbus, NE | 2 | $22.14 | $76.62 |
| Grand Island, NE | 2 | $71.12 | $97.06 |
| Kearney, NE | 2 | $34.00 | $61.66 |
| Norfolk, NE | 2 | $23.22 | $86.11 |
| Alliance, NE | 1 | $244.80 | $244.80 |
| Alma, NE | 1 | $107.78 | $107.78 |
| Atkinson, NE | 1 | $80.00 | $80.00 |
| Auburn, NE | 1 | $114.00 | $114.00 |
| Bassett, NE | 1 | $106.00 | $106.00 |
| Beatrice, NE | 1 | $59.00 | $59.00 |
| Callaway, NE | 1 | $113.00 | $113.00 |
| Cambridge, NE | 1 | $111.60 | $111.60 |
| Chadron, NE | 1 | $85.00 | $85.00 |
| David City, NE | 1 | $136.00 | $136.00 |
| Gordon, NE | 1 | $122.00 | $122.00 |
| Holdrege, NE | 1 | $23.40 | $23.40 |
| Hastings, NE | 1 | $109.51 | $109.51 |
| Imperial, NE | 1 | $163.00 | $163.00 |
| Kimball, NE | 1 | $169.10 | $169.10 |
| Lexington, NE | 1 | $50.00 | $50.00 |
| McCook, NE | 1 | $19.80 | $19.80 |
| Nebraska City, NE | 1 | $23.78 | $23.78 |
| Ogallala, NE | 1 | $18.55 | $18.55 |
| Ord, NE | 1 | $23.40 | $23.40 |
| Oshkosh, NE | 1 | $97.00 | $97.00 |
| Pawnee City, NE | 1 | $98.00 | $98.00 |
| Scottsbluff, NE | 1 | $37.95 | $37.95 |
| Syracuse, NE | 1 | $251.00 | $251.00 |
| Wayne, NE | 1 | $75.65 | $75.65 |
| West Point, NE | 1 | $136.00 | $136.00 |
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
What ova and parasites test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Ova and parasites test explained.
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
- Mississippi$41.08
- Missouri$59.15
- Montana$69.20
- 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.