Ova and parasites test cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 79 hospitals publish a cash price for stool ova and parasites exam: from $6.72 to $1,017.08, with a median of $31.31. The lowest price is at Claiborne Medical Center (Tazewell). The highest price is 151.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $31.31, is 42% below the US median of $53.95.
- That is 3.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($8.90).
- Tennessee ranks 6th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 14 of 79 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$6.72Claiborne Medical Center
Median$31.31half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,017.08in Tennessee
Lowest saves$24.59vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claiborne Medical Center lowest Tazewell · Tazewell, TN O&P DIRECT SMEARS< | $6.72 | $24.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Leconte Medical Center Sevierville · Sevierville, TN OVA & PARASITES DIRECT SMEARS | $6.96 | $24.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown · Morristown, TN OVA & PARASITES DIRECT SMEARS | $7.20 | $24.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN OVA & PARASITES DIRECT SMEARS | $7.20 | $24.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland Medical Center Crossville · Crossville, TN OVA & PARASITES DIRECT SMEARS | $7.68 | $24.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City · Knoxville, TN OVA & PARASITES DIRECT SMEARS | $7.92 | $24.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN OVA & PARASITES DIRECT SMEARS | $7.92 | $24.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge · Knoxville, TN OVA & PARASITES DIRECT SMEARS | $7.92 | $24.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Roane County Medical Center Harriman · Knoxville, TN OVA & PARASITES DIRECT SMEARS | $7.92 | $24.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS | $11.57 | — | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Peninsula Hospital Louisville · Knoxville, TN OVA & PARASITES DIRECT SMEARS | $15.12 | $24.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Hospital Sneedville · Sneedville, TN HC OVA AND PARASITES | $15.18 | $66.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson County Community Hospital Mountain City · Mountain City, TN HC OVA AND PARASITES | $15.18 | $66.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC OVA AND PARASITES | $15.60 | $104.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC OVA AND PARASITES | $15.60 | $104.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville · Greeneville, TN HC OVA AND PARASITES | $15.60 | $104.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC OVA AND PARASITES | $15.60 | $104.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC OVA AND PARASITES | $15.60 | $104.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC OVA AND PARASITES | $15.60 | $104.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC OVA AND PARASITES | $15.60 | $104.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton · Johnson City, TN HC OVA AND PARASITES | $15.60 | $104.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville · Memphis, TN-MS-AR OVA AND PARASITES | $20.37 | $97.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR OVA AND PARASITES | $20.37 | $97.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR OVA AND PARASITES | $20.37 | $97.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| CHI Memorial Hospital - Hixson Hixson · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC LAB O&P DIRECT SMEAR | $21.91 | $74.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Sweetwater Hospital Association Sweetwater · Sweetwater, TN STOOL O & P 681 SPECIAL CONTAINER | $23.63 | $52.50 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Maury Regional Hospital Marshall Medical Center Lewisburg · Lewisburg, TN Ova + Parasite Exam | $25.42 | $62.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Ova and Parasites Smears - Ova and Parasite Examination | $27.06 | $123.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Ova and Parasites Smears - Ova and Parasite Examination | $27.06 | $123.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Ova and Parasites Smears - Ova and Parasite Examination | $27.06 | $123.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Ova and Parasites Smears - Ova and Parasite Examination | $27.06 | $123.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Ova and Parasites Smears - Ova and Parasite Examination | $27.06 | $123.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Regional One Health Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR 1530790000 - Ova & Parasites Dir Smr W Id | $29.12 | $45.28 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Community Hospital Smithville · Smithville, TN OVA AND PARASITE, FECAL INTERP | $30.00 | $100.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital Sparta · Cookeville, TN OVA AND PARASITE, FECAL INTERP | $30.00 | $100.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas River Park Hospital McMinnville · McMinnville, TN OVA AND PARASITE, FECAL INTERP | $30.00 | $100.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN OVA AND PARASITE, FECAL INTERP | $30.00 | $100.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN OVA AND PARASITE, FECAL INTERP | $30.00 | $100.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Stones River Hospital Woodbury · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN OVA AND PARASITE, FECAL INTERP | $30.00 | $100.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health Care System Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC LAB OVA-PARASITE EXAM | $31.31 | $74.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Macon Community Hospital Lafayette · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN OVA PARASITE STATUS LC | $32.04 | $53.40 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Wayne Medical Center Waynesboro · Waynesboro, TN O+P Exam, Formalin Only | $33.21 | $81.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN HC SMEAR OVA PARASITE CONCNT/IDEN | $35.67 | $123.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN HC SMEAR OVA PARASITE CONCNT/IDEN | $35.67 | $123.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HC SMEAR OVA PARASITE CONCNT/IDEN | $35.67 | $123.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon · Huntingdon, TN OVA AND PARASITES | $37.95 | $165.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Medical Center Fayetteville · Fayetteville, TN OVA & PARASITES | $38.77 | $81.80 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Bledsoe Hospital Pikeville · Pikeville, TN HC Ova and Parasite | $41.33 | $143.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Physicians Regional Medical Center Powell · Knoxville, TN OVA-PARASITES SMEARS | $42.99 | $189.81 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City Union City · Union City, TN OVA AND PARASITES | $43.20 | $216.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Rhea Medical Center Dayton · Dayton, TN OVA & PARASITE | $45.56 | $67.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Lafollette Medical Center Lafollette · Knoxville, TN Q2679 OVA/PARA SMEAR | $51.25 | $189.81 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Starr Regional Medical Center - Athens Athens · Athens, TN Ova and parasites, direct smears, concentration and identification | $53.40 | $272.47 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Unity Medical Center Manchester · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN OVA & PARASITE #008623 | $59.20 | $74.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Williamson Medical Center Franklin · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN OVA WITH PARASITES | $71.55 | $126.90 | Aug 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY OVA-PARASITES SMEARS | $73.47 | $378.66 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Health Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC Ova and Parasite | $75.50 | $143.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington · Memphis, TN-MS-AR OVA AND PARASITES | $79.20 | $330.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Sumner Regional Medical Center Gallatin · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Ova and parasites, direct smears, concentration and identification | $86.81 | $372.57 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County Hospital Paris · Paris, TN OVA AND PARASITE EXAM, CONCENTRATION | $96.00 | $96.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Winchester Winchester · Winchester, TN Ova and parasites, direct smears, concentration and identification | $96.86 | $392.16 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Carthage · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Ova and parasites, direct smears, concentration and identification | $101.16 | $310.30 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Lawrenceburg Lawrenceburg · Lawrenceburg, TN Ova and parasites, direct smears, concentration and identification | $124.46 | $499.84 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Trousdale Medical Center Hartsville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Ova and parasites, direct smears, concentration and identification | $157.44 | $310.54 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Ova & Parasites AEL | $166.80 | $278.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Pulaski Pulaski · Pulaski, TN Ova and parasites, direct smears, concentration and identification | $207.32 | $707.59 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Northcrest Medical Center Springfield · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Ova and parasites, direct smears, concentration and identification | $501.71 | $501.71 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Skyline Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Ova and parasites, direct smears, concentration and identification | $527.18 | $527.18 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Summit Medical Center Mt Juliet · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN O&P SMEAR CONC ID | $594.00 | $594.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Horizon Medical Center Dickson · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Ova and parasites, direct smears, concentration and identification | $596.24 | $596.24 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center Smyrna · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN O&P SMEAR CONC ID | $775.67 | $775.67 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Ashland City Medical Center Ashland City · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN O&P SMEAR CONC ID | $829.39 | $829.39 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center Antioch · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN O&P SMEAR CONC ID | $845.00 | $845.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Centennial Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN O&P SMEAR CONC ID | $890.00 | $890.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge East Hospital East Ridge · Chattanooga, TN-GA O&P SMEAR CONC ID | $962.45 | $962.45 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge Medical Center Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA O&P SMEAR CONC ID | $962.45 | $962.45 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge Valley Hospital Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA O&P SMEAR CONC ID | $962.45 | $962.45 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge West Hospital Jasper · Chattanooga, TN-GA O&P SMEAR CONC ID | $962.45 | $962.45 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center Hendersonville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Ova and parasites, direct smears, concentration and identification | $1,017.08 | $1,017.08 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
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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.
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By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 20 | $11.57 | $162.12 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 10 | $20.37 | $27.06 |
| Knoxville, TN | 8 | $7.20 | $7.92 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 7 | $21.91 | $962.45 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 4 | $15.60 | $15.60 |
| Johnson City, TN | 3 | $15.60 | $15.60 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 2 | $35.67 | $47.44 |
| Athens, TN | 1 | $53.40 | $53.40 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $73.47 | $73.47 |
| Cookeville, TN | 1 | $30.00 | $30.00 |
| Crossville, TN | 1 | $7.68 | $7.68 |
| Dayton, TN | 1 | $45.56 | $45.56 |
| Fayetteville, TN | 1 | $38.77 | $38.77 |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $15.60 | $15.60 |
| Huntingdon, TN | 1 | $37.95 | $37.95 |
| Lawrenceburg, TN | 1 | $124.46 | $124.46 |
| Lewisburg, TN | 1 | $25.42 | $25.42 |
| Mountain City, TN | 1 | $15.18 | $15.18 |
| McMinnville, TN | 1 | $30.00 | $30.00 |
| Morristown, TN | 1 | $7.20 | $7.20 |
| Pikeville, TN | 1 | $41.33 | $41.33 |
| Pulaski, TN | 1 | $207.32 | $207.32 |
| Paris, TN | 1 | $96.00 | $96.00 |
| Smithville, TN | 1 | $30.00 | $30.00 |
| Sneedville, TN | 1 | $15.18 | $15.18 |
| Sweetwater, TN | 1 | $23.63 | $23.63 |
| Sevierville, TN | 1 | $6.96 | $6.96 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $35.67 | $35.67 |
| Tazewell, TN | 1 | $6.72 | $6.72 |
| Union City, TN | 1 | $43.20 | $43.20 |
| Waynesboro, TN | 1 | $33.21 | $33.21 |
| Winchester, TN | 1 | $96.86 | $96.86 |
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
- Pennsylvania$58.66
- Puerto Rico$20.30
- Rhode Island$71.00
- South Carolina$106.50
- South Dakota$87.20
- 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.