Lab tests CPT 87177 Outpatient

Ova and parasites test cost in Denver, CO

In Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, 7 hospitals list a cash price for stool ova and parasites exam: from $28.39 to $418.63, with a median of $358.96. The lowest listed price is at Denver Health and Hospital Authority — $330.57 less than the median here. Across Colorado, the median is $57.12 at 13 hospitals.

Cash prices at 7 facilities across 6 cities for code 87177, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jun 25, 2026.

Lowest$28.39Denver Health and Hospital Authority
Median$358.96half pay less
Highest$418.63in this market
Difference14.7×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 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO.

median
Lowest $28.39Highest $418.63

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Denver Health and Hospital Authority lowest Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC ACANTHAMOEBA CULTURE $28.39 $81.11 $8.90–$45.42 65% Apr 30, 2026
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Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC OVA&PARASITES DIRECT SMEARS CONCENTRATION & ID ARUP 3001663 $44.63 $127.51 $8.90–$71.41 65% Apr 30, 2026
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Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=OVA AND PARASITE FECAL CONCENTRATION IDENTIFICATION-ARUP $52.00 $80.00 $8.00–$73.60 35% Apr 17, 2026
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Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC OVA&PARASITES-DIRSMEAR-CONC&ID $53.69 $153.38 $8.90–$85.89 65% Apr 30, 2026
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Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS ARUP 2002277 $53.69 $153.38 $8.90–$85.89 65% Apr 30, 2026
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Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=PARASITIC EXAM, FECAL, OAP SMEARS $64.35 $99.00 $9.90–$91.08 35% Apr 17, 2026
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Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=CSHB OVA AND PARASITE EXAM $75.40 $116.00 $11.60–$106.72 35% Apr 17, 2026
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Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=CSHB O & P DIRECT CONC ID $97.50 $150.00 $15.00–$138.00 35% Apr 17, 2026
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AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO · (303) 269-4000 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 Parker Parker, CO · (303) 269-4000 HC OVA AND PARASITE EXAMINATION - OVA AND PARISITE FECAL - ARUP $358.96 $358.96 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO · (720) 455-5000 HC OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS - OVA AND PARASITE EXAMINATION $358.96 $358.96 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO · (720) 455-5000 HC OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS - OVA AND PARASITE EXAMINATION DIRECT $358.96 $358.96 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO · (720) 455-5000 HC O&P SMEARS, CONC, ID - CRYPTOSPROIDIA & COCCIDIA EXAM, FECES - ARUP $358.96 $358.96 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO · (720) 455-5000 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 Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO · (720) 455-5000 HC OVA AND PARASITE EXAMINATION - OVA AND PARISITE FECAL - ARUP $358.96 $358.96 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO · (303) 778-1955 HC OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS - OVA AND PARASITE EXAMINATION $358.96 $358.96 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO · (303) 778-1955 HC OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS - OVA AND PARASITE EXAMINATION DIRECT $358.96 $358.96 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO · (303) 778-1955 HC O&P SMEARS, CONC, ID - CRYPTOSPROIDIA & COCCIDIA EXAM, FECES - ARUP $358.96 $358.96 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO · (303) 778-1955 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 Porter Denver, CO · (303) 778-1955 HC OVA AND PARASITE EXAMINATION - OVA AND PARISITE FECAL - ARUP $358.96 $358.96 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO · (303) 730-8900 HC OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS - OVA AND PARASITE EXAMINATION $358.96 $358.96 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO · (303) 730-8900 HC OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS - OVA AND PARASITE EXAMINATION DIRECT $358.96 $358.96 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO · (303) 730-8900 HC O&P SMEARS, CONC, ID - CRYPTOSPROIDIA & COCCIDIA EXAM, FECES - ARUP $358.96 $358.96 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO · (303) 730-8900 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 Littleton Littleton, CO · (303) 730-8900 HC OVA AND PARASITE EXAMINATION - OVA AND PARISITE FECAL - ARUP $358.96 $358.96 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO · (303) 269-4000 HC OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS - OVA AND PARASITE EXAMINATION $358.96 $358.96 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO · (303) 269-4000 HC OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS - OVA AND PARASITE EXAMINATION DIRECT $358.96 $358.96 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO · (303) 269-4000 HC O&P SMEARS, CONC, ID - CRYPTOSPROIDIA & COCCIDIA EXAM, FECES - ARUP $358.96 $358.96 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Craig Hospital Englewood, CO HC OVA & PARASITES SMR CONC & ID $418.63 $1,098.75 $7.57–$988.88 62% Jun 25, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $28.39, median $358.96, highest $418.63 — a 14.7× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $358.96. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

Cash or insurance?

At 3 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

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.