Lab tests CPT 87177 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Ova and parasites test cost in Boulder, CO — inpatient

In Boulder, CO, 1 hospital lists a cash price for stool ova and parasites exam as an inpatient: from $358.96 to $358.96, with a median of $358.96. Across Colorado, the median is $57.12 at 13 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87177, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$358.96AdventHealth Avista
Median$358.96half pay less
Highest$358.96in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Boulder, CO.

median
Lowest $358.96Highest $358.96

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
AdventHealth Avista lowest Louisville, CO · (303) 673-1000 HC OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS - OVA AND PARASITE EXAMINATION $358.96 $358.96 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Avista lowest Louisville, CO · (303) 673-1000 HC OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS - OVA AND PARASITE EXAMINATION DIRECT $358.96 $358.96 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Avista lowest Louisville, CO · (303) 673-1000 HC O&P SMEARS, CONC, ID - CRYPTOSPROIDIA & COCCIDIA EXAM, FECES - ARUP $358.96 $358.96 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Avista lowest Louisville, CO · (303) 673-1000 HC OVA & PARASITE DIR SMEARS, CONC, ID - O&P EXAM BODY FLUID/URINE - ARUP $358.96 $358.96 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Avista lowest Louisville, CO · (303) 673-1000 HC OVA AND PARASITE EXAMINATION - OVA AND PARISITE FECAL - ARUP $358.96 $358.96 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $358.96, median $358.96, highest $358.96.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $358.96 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

The ova and parasites exam looks for parasites and their eggs in stool under a microscope, usually for diarrhea after travel or camping.

What the price covers

The price is usually for one sample; the collection kit is often included.