Ova and parasites test cost in West Virginia
In West Virginia, 34 hospitals publish a cash price for stool ova and parasites exam: from $13.00 to $534.00, with a median of $48.00. The lowest price is at Boone Memorial Hospital (Madison). The highest price is 41.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $48.00, is 11% below the US median of $53.95.
- That is 5.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($8.90).
- West Virginia ranks 18th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 34 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 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$13.00Boone Memorial Hospital
Median$48.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$534.00in West Virginia
Lowest saves$35.00vs the median
Hospitals in West Virginia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boone Memorial Hospital lowest Madison · Charleston, WV TAPE/HOOKWORM | $13.00 | $26.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Rivers Health Point Pleasant · Point Pleasant, WV OVA PARASITES | $13.06 | $40.80 | Nov 22, 2025 source file |
| West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown · Morgantown, WV SMEAR FOR PARASITES | $21.50 | $43.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Preston Memorial Hospital Kingwood · Morgantown, WV .O&P SMEAR (1000836) | $23.75 | $47.50 | May 21, 2026 source file |
| Mon Health Marion Neighborhood Hospital White Hall · Fairmont, WV Ova + Parasite Exam LC | $26.42 | $52.83 | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Mon Health Medical Center Morgantown · Morgantown, WV Ova + Parasite Exam LC | $26.42 | $52.83 | Apr 10, 2026 source file |
| Potomac Valley Hospital of WV Keyser · Cumberland, MD-WV OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS | $27.00 | $54.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Wetzel County Hospital New Martinsville · New Martinsville, WV OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS | $27.00 | $54.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Wheeling Hospital Wheeling · Wheeling, WV-OH OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS | $27.00 | $54.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital Parkersburg · Parkersburg-Vienna, WV SMEAR FOR PARASITES | $27.50 | $55.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Pocahontas Memorial Hospital Buckeye · Buckeye, WV STOOL CONCENTRATION | $31.50 | $45.00 | Nov 13, 2025 source file |
| Stonewall Jackson Hospital Weston · Weston, WV Ova + Parasite Exam LC | $32.96 | $65.92 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway · Gassaway, WV OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS | $35.00 | $70.00 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Raleigh General Hospital Beckley · Beckley, WV Ova and parasites, direct smears, concentration and identification | $37.20 | $93.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg · Petersburg, WV OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS | $38.40 | $48.00 | Jul 12, 2026 source file |
| Weirton Medical Center Weirton · Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH SMEAR FOR PARASITES | $44.50 | $89.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Princeton Community Hospital Assn Princeton · Bluefield, WV-VA OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS | $46.00 | $92.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale · Wheeling, WV-OH SMEAR FOR PARASITES | $50.00 | $100.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville · Summersville, WV SMEAR FOR PARASITES | $50.00 | $100.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Thomas Memorial Hospital South Charleston · Charleston, WV SMEAR FOR PARASITES | $50.00 | $100.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Williamson Memorial Williamson · Williamson, WV OVA AND PARASITES | $52.50 | $105.00 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon Buckhannon · Buckhannon, WV OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS | $55.50 | $111.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg · Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV SMEAR FOR PARASITES | $56.00 | $112.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Jackson General Hospital Ripley · Ripley, WV OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS | $58.00 | $116.00 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| United Hospital Center Bridgeport · Clarksburg, WV OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS | $62.00 | $124.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Vandalia Health Broaddus Hospital Philippi · Philippi, WV OVA & PARASITES | $63.07 | $90.10 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Minnie Hamilton Health Care Center Grantsville · Grantsville, WV STOOL (O&P) (008623) | $72.00 | $72.00 | Nov 12, 2025 source file |
| Jefferson Medical Center Ranson · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS | $76.50 | $153.00 | Jul 12, 2026 source file |
| St. Mary’s Medical Center Huntington · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Ova + Parasite Exam | $97.13 | $97.13 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Roane General Hospital Spencer · Spencer, WV Ova and parasites smears | $100.35 | $167.25 | Nov 2, 2026 source file |
| Sistersville General Hospital Sistersville · Sistersville, WV Ova & Parasites, Conc & Id | $107.13 | $178.55 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beckley Arh Hospital Beckley · Beckley, WV PARASITE IDENTIFICATION | $163.80 | $273.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Summers County Arh Hospital Hinton · Hinton, WV PARASITE IDENTIFICATION | $165.60 | $276.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St Marys Medical Center Huntington · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH OVA AND PARASITES | $534.00 | $534.00 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgantown, WV | 3 | $21.50 | $23.75 |
| Beckley, WV | 2 | $37.20 | $100.50 |
| Charleston, WV | 2 | $13.00 | $31.50 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 2 | $97.13 | $315.56 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 2 | $27.00 | $38.50 |
| Buckeye, WV | 1 | $31.50 | $31.50 |
| Buckhannon, WV | 1 | $55.50 | $55.50 |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 1 | $46.00 | $46.00 |
| Clarksburg, WV | 1 | $62.00 | $62.00 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | 1 | $27.00 | $27.00 |
| Fairmont, WV | 1 | $26.42 | $26.42 |
| Gassaway, WV | 1 | $35.00 | $35.00 |
| Grantsville, WV | 1 | $72.00 | $72.00 |
| Hinton, WV | 1 | $165.60 | $165.60 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 1 | $56.00 | $56.00 |
| New Martinsville, WV | 1 | $27.00 | $27.00 |
| Petersburg, WV | 1 | $38.40 | $38.40 |
| Philippi, WV | 1 | $63.07 | $63.07 |
| Point Pleasant, WV | 1 | $13.06 | $13.06 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 1 | $27.50 | $27.50 |
| Ripley, WV | 1 | $58.00 | $58.00 |
| Sistersville, WV | 1 | $107.13 | $107.13 |
| Spencer, WV | 1 | $100.35 | $100.35 |
| Summersville, WV | 1 | $50.00 | $50.00 |
| Weston, WV | 1 | $32.96 | $32.96 |
| Williamson, WV | 1 | $52.50 | $52.50 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 1 | $76.50 | $76.50 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 1 | $44.50 | $44.50 |
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
- Tennessee$31.31
- Texas$67.00
- Utah$156.53
- Vermont$101.38
- Virginia$54.00
- Washington$67.41
- Wisconsin$65.00
- Wyoming$52.06
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.