Ova and parasites test cost in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, 102 hospitals publish a cash price for stool ova and parasites exam: from $8.00 to $368.80, with a median of $58.66. The lowest price is at Lower Bucks Hospital (Bristol) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 46.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $58.66, is 9% above the US median of $53.95.
- That is 6.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($8.90).
- Pennsylvania ranks 29th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 10 of 102 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$8.00Lower Bucks Hospital + 1 more
Median$58.66half of hospitals charge less
Highest$368.80in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$50.66vs the median
Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Bucks Hospital lowest Bristol · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Ova And Parasites Smears | $8.00 | $167.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital lowest Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Ova And Parasites Smears | $8.00 | $164.35 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown · Pittsburgh, PA OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS | $12.50 | $25.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 87177 Cryptosporidium Exam. Tech | $13.86 | $58.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Regional Health Network Reading · Reading, PA Ova and Parasites Conc and Smear -Quest | $15.09 | $58.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, PA 87177 Ova and Parasites Conc and Smear Quest Tech | $16.81 | $58.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Greene Waynesburg · Waynesburg, PA O&P-DIRECT SMEAR | $17.15 | $24.50 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington · Pittsburgh, PA O&P-DIRECT SMEAR | $17.15 | $24.50 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 87177 Ova and Parasites Conc and Smear Quest Tech | $18.25 | $58.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Punxsutawney Area Hospital Punxsutawney · Punxsutawney, PA STOOL FOR OVA & PARASITES | $18.36 | $51.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Ova and Parasite, Fecal | $19.22 | $58.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Wilkes-Barre · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA OVA-PARASITES SMEARS | $24.48 | $102.00 | Dec 1, 2024 source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital Sayre · Sayre, PA Ova and Parasite Exam | $26.03 | $32.54 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Troy Community Hospital Troy · Sayre, PA Ova and Parasite Exam | $29.40 | $36.75 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Excela Health - Frick Hospital Mt Plesant · Pittsburgh, PA OVA + PARASITES, SCREEN | $31.80 | $53.00 | Dec 17, 2025 source file |
| Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Latrobe · Pittsburgh, PA OVA + PARASITES, SCREEN | $31.80 | $53.00 | Dec 17, 2025 source file |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital Greeensburg · Pittsburgh, PA OVA + PARASITES, SCREEN | $31.80 | $53.00 | Dec 17, 2025 source file |
| Armstrong County Memorial Hospital Kittanning · Pittsburgh, PA PARASITE EXAM | $32.40 | $108.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Indiana Regional Medical Center Indiana · Indiana, PA zzOP With Microscopic | $33.84 | $94.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Titusville Area Hospital Titusville · Oil City, PA OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS | $36.00 | $60.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg · Chambersburg, PA Smear for Parasites | $37.60 | $47.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata · Lancaster, PA Smear for Parasites | $37.60 | $47.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg · Gettysburg, PA Smear for Parasites | $37.60 | $47.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, PA Smear for Parasites | $37.60 | $47.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro · Chambersburg, PA Smear for Parasites | $37.60 | $47.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| WellSpan Surgery and Rehabilitation Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA Smear for Parasites | $37.60 | $47.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| York Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA Smear for Parasites | $37.60 | $47.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Quest 681 Ova & Parasites Direct Smear Concentration and ID | $37.70 | $58.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital, Towanda Campus Towanda · Sayre, PA Ova and Parasite Exam | $38.60 | $48.25 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Nittany Health State College · State College, PA OVA & PARASITES,DIR SMR W ID | $40.05 | $89.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Muncy Muncy · Williamsport, PA OVA & PARASITES P4048 | $41.40 | $69.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro · Wellsboro, PA OVA & PARASITES P4048 | $41.40 | $69.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Williamsport Williamsport · Williamsport, PA OVA AND PARASITES PNL 5271 | $41.40 | $69.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Crypto Coccidia Fecal Exam Arup | $43.34 | $43.34 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Meadville Medical Center Meadville · Meadville, PA OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS | $46.20 | $77.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Endless Mountains Health Systems Montrose · Montrose, PA OVA & PARASITES,STOOL | $46.90 | $67.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Kane Kane · Bradford, PA OVA & PARASITE RL | $48.60 | $81.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Carlisle Carlisle · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC O&P WITH TRICHROME STAIN A | $49.20 | $82.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Hanover Hanover · York-Hanover, PA HC O&P WITH TRICHROME STAIN A | $49.20 | $82.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz · Lancaster, PA HC O&P WITH TRICHROME STAIN A | $49.20 | $82.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Memorial York · York-Hanover, PA HC O&P WITH TRICHROME STAIN A | $49.20 | $82.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC O&P WITH TRICHROME STAIN A | $49.20 | $82.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Somerset Somerset · Somerset, PA HC O&P WITH TRICHROME STAIN A | $49.20 | $82.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown · Johnstown, PA Ova and parasites, direct smears, concentration and identification | $50.00 | $125.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Clarion Hospital Clarion · Clarion, PA Ova And Parasites Dir | $50.40 | $90.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Millcreek Medical Center Erie · Erie, PA OVA & PARASITES;DIRECT SMEARS | $54.55 | $109.10 | May 8, 2026 source file |
| Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona Heights · Pittsburgh, PA HC OVA & PARASITE CONC & ID | $55.44 | $72.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle · Pittsburgh, PA OVA & PARASITES STOOL | $55.80 | $93.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC SMEAR OVA & PARASITE CONCENT/IDENT | $57.00 | $95.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC OVA & PARASITE CONC & ID | $58.40 | $80.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Grove City Medical Center Grove City · Hermitage, PA HC OVA & PARASITE CONC & ID | $58.52 | $76.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Bedford Everett · Everett, PA OVA & PARASITE CONCTRN PNL2831 | $58.80 | $98.00 | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA OVA AND PARASITES PNL 5271 | $60.00 | $100.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC OVA & PARASITE CONC & ID | $60.80 | $80.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills · Pittsburgh, PA HC OVA & PARASITE CONC & ID | $61.56 | $76.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Butler Memorial Hospital Butler · Pittsburgh, PA Ova And Parasites Dir | $63.00 | $90.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville · Pittsburgh, PA OVA & PARASITES | $63.00 | $105.00 | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela · Pittsburgh, PA OVA AND PARASITES | $63.00 | $105.00 | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Moses Taylor Hospital Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA OVA-PARASITES SMEARS | $64.26 | $238.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Regional Hospital of Scranton Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA OVA-PARASITES SMEARS | $64.26 | $238.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Ova & Parasite - Chemistry | $66.63 | $111.05 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Cole Coudersport · Coudersport, PA OVA AND PARASITES | $69.00 | $115.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS | $70.50 | $70.50 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Ova & Parasites Direct Smear Concentration and ID | $74.10 | $114.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Ova And Parasites | $76.40 | $191.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Ova And Parasites | $76.40 | $191.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Ova And Parasites | $76.40 | $191.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Ova And Parasites | $76.40 | $191.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Quest 681 Ova & Parasites Direct Smear Concentration and ID | $76.70 | $118.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber Windber · Somerset, PA OVA AND PARASITES | $80.75 | $95.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Northwest Seneca · Oil City, PA OVA & PARASITE CONCTRN PNL2831 | $84.60 | $141.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Warren General Hospital Warren · Warren, PA O&P SMR CONC ID | $88.00 | $88.00 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA OVA & PARASITE CONCTRN PNL2831 | $96.00 | $160.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport · Pittsburgh, PA OVA AND PARASITES PNL 5271 | $99.00 | $165.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Sharon Regional Medical Center Sharon · Hermitage, PA OVA & PARASITES DIR SMR W ID | $99.27 | $99.27 | Jul 4, 2024 source file |
| Penn Highlands Brookville Brookville · Brookville, PA Parasite Exam | $105.00 | $105.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Clearfield Clearfield · DuBois, PA Parasite Exam | $105.00 | $105.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Dubois DuBois · DuBois, PA Parasite Exam | $105.00 | $105.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Elk Saint Marys · St. Marys, PA Parasite Exam | $105.00 | $105.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Huntingdon Huntingdon · Huntingdon, PA Parasite Exam | $105.00 | $105.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone · Altoona, PA Parasite Exam | $105.00 | $105.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Horizon - Greenville Greenville · Hermitage, PA OVA & PARASITE CONCTRN PNL2831 | $115.80 | $193.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Geisinger St Luke's Hospital - Orwigsburg Campus Orwigsburg · Pottsville, PA HB OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS | $128.70 | $143.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Miners Campus Coaldale · Pottsville, PA HB OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS | $128.70 | $143.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Allentown Campus Allentown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS | $129.48 | $156.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Anderson Campus Easton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS | $129.48 | $156.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Bethlehem Campus Bethlehem · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS | $129.48 | $156.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus Lehighton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS | $129.48 | $156.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus Easton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS | $129.48 | $156.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Lehighton Campus Lehighton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS | $129.48 | $156.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus Stroudsburg · East Stroudsburg, PA HB OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS | $129.48 | $156.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Sacred Heart Campus Allentown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS | $129.48 | $156.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville · Pittsburgh, PA OVA & PARASITES STOOL | $133.20 | $222.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Wayne Memorial Hospital Honesdale · Honesdale, PA STOOL FOR O&P | $143.50 | $205.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA OVA & PARASITE CONCTRN PNL2831 | $149.40 | $249.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Altoona Altoona · Altoona, PA OVA & PARASITE CONCTRN PNL2831 | $151.20 | $252.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Hamot Erie · Erie, PA OVA & PARAS DIR SMEARS P0164 | $152.40 | $254.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus Sellersville · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HB OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS | $187.20 | $208.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus Quakertown · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HB OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS | $187.20 | $208.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA OVA & PARASITE CONCTRN PNL2831 | $245.40 | $409.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC SMEAR OVA & PARASITE CONCENT/IDENT | $255.60 | $426.00 | Mar 7, 2026 source file |
| Evangelical Community Hospital Lewisburg · Lewisburg, PA Smear for Parasites | $368.80 | $461.00 | Jan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh, PA | 22 | $12.50 | $60.40 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 14 | $8.00 | $75.25 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 7 | $129.48 | $129.48 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 5 | $13.86 | $19.22 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 4 | $37.60 | $43.40 |
| Hermitage, PA | 3 | $58.52 | $99.27 |
| Lancaster, PA | 3 | $16.81 | $37.60 |
| Sayre, PA | 3 | $26.03 | $29.40 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 3 | $24.48 | $64.26 |
| Altoona, PA | 2 | $105.00 | $128.10 |
| Chambersburg, PA | 2 | $37.60 | $37.60 |
| DuBois, PA | 2 | $105.00 | $105.00 |
| Erie, PA | 2 | $54.55 | $103.48 |
| Oil City, PA | 2 | $36.00 | $60.30 |
| Pottsville, PA | 2 | $128.70 | $128.70 |
| Somerset, PA | 2 | $49.20 | $64.98 |
| Williamsport, PA | 2 | $41.40 | $41.40 |
| Brookville, PA | 1 | $105.00 | $105.00 |
| Bradford, PA | 1 | $48.60 | $48.60 |
| Clarion, PA | 1 | $50.40 | $50.40 |
| Coudersport, PA | 1 | $69.00 | $69.00 |
| Everett, PA | 1 | $58.80 | $58.80 |
| East Stroudsburg, PA | 1 | $129.48 | $129.48 |
| Gettysburg, PA | 1 | $37.60 | $37.60 |
| Honesdale, PA | 1 | $143.50 | $143.50 |
| Huntingdon, PA | 1 | $105.00 | $105.00 |
| Indiana, PA | 1 | $33.84 | $33.84 |
| Johnstown, PA | 1 | $50.00 | $50.00 |
| Lebanon, PA | 1 | $37.60 | $37.60 |
| Lewisburg, PA | 1 | $368.80 | $368.80 |
| Montrose, PA | 1 | $46.90 | $46.90 |
| Meadville, PA | 1 | $46.20 | $46.20 |
| Punxsutawney, PA | 1 | $18.36 | $18.36 |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $15.09 | $15.09 |
| St. Marys, PA | 1 | $105.00 | $105.00 |
| State College, PA | 1 | $40.05 | $40.05 |
| Waynesburg, PA | 1 | $17.15 | $17.15 |
| Wellsboro, PA | 1 | $41.40 | $41.40 |
| Warren, PA | 1 | $88.00 | $88.00 |
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
- 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
- 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.