Ova and parasite stool test at Sharp Memorial Hospital

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HC OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS - OVA AND PARASITE EXAMINATION

San Diego, CA

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Sharp Memorial Hospital’s median price of $57 is 275% above the median hospital's median price ($15), higher than 83% of the 2,597 hospitals reporting CPT 87177. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 87177 at Sharp Memorial Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 6 payers, 11 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.

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1	Optum optum health - medicare fee schedule · outpatient	$1	$1	—	—	—	$1 – $1
2	Aetna aetna - hmo/pos percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$14	$14	—	—	—	$14 – $14
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross - ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$37	$37	—	—	—	$37 – $37
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross - mcs percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$45	$45	—	—	—	$45 – $45
5	Aetna first health - leased/ccn percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$53	$53	—	—	—	$53 – $53
6	Humana choice care network percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$57	$57	—	—	—	$57 – $57
7	Kaiser kaiser - hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$57	$57	—	—	—	$57 – $57
8	Aetna first health - direct percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$59	$59	—	—	—	$59 – $59
9	Aetna aetna - ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$70	$70	—	—	—	$70 – $70
10	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield - hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$70	$70	—	—	—	$70 – $70
11	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare - hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$70	$70	—	—	—	$70 – $70

Last updated: Apr 1, 2026

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