Ova and parasites test cost in Denver, CO
In Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, 20 hospitals list a cash price for stool ova and parasites exam: from $16.47 to $1,371.32, with a median of $769.67. The lowest listed price is at Spalding at Psl — $753.20 less than the median here. Across Colorado, the median is $89.70 at 46 hospitals.
- The median here, $769.67, is 1327% above the US median of $53.95.
- That is 86.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($8.90).
- 17 of 20 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 20 facilities across 9 cities for code 87177, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 30, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.
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.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spalding at Psl lowest Denver, CO · (303) 839-6000 O&P SMEAR CONC ID+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $16.47 | $16.47 | $4.43–$8.90 | — |
| HCA Healthone Presbyterian St Lukes Denver, CO · (303) 839-6000 O&P SMEAR CONC ID+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $27.25 | $27.25 | $7.90–$42.27 | — |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC ACANTHAMOEBA CULTURE File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $28.39 | $81.11 | $8.90–$45.42 | 65% |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC OVA&PARASITES DIRECT SMEARS CONCENTRATION & ID ARUP 3001663 File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $44.63 | $127.51 | $8.90–$71.41 | 65% |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=OVA AND PARASITE FECAL CONCENTRATION IDENTIFICATION-ARUP File of Apr 17, 2026 · source file | $52.00 | $80.00 | $8.00–$73.60 | 35% |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS ARUP 2002277+1 more line at this price File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $53.69 | $153.38 | $8.90–$85.89 | 65% |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=PARASITIC EXAM, FECAL, OAP SMEARS File of Apr 17, 2026 · source file | $64.35 | $99.00 | $9.90–$91.08 | 35% |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=CSHB OVA AND PARASITE EXAM File of Apr 17, 2026 · source file | $75.40 | $116.00 | $11.60–$106.72 | 35% |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=CSHB O & P DIRECT CONC ID File of Apr 17, 2026 · source file | $97.50 | $150.00 | $15.00–$138.00 | 35% |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO · (303) 269-4000 HC O&P SMEARS, CONC, ID - CRYPTOSPROIDIA & COCCIDIA EXAM, FECES - ARUP+4 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $358.96 | $358.96 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO · (720) 455-5000 HC OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS - OVA AND PARASITE EXAMINATION+4 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $358.96 | $358.96 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO · (303) 730-8900 HC OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS - OVA AND PARASITE EXAMINATION+4 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $358.96 | $358.96 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO · (303) 778-1955 HC OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS - OVA AND PARASITE EXAMINATION+4 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $358.96 | $358.96 | — | — |
| Craig Hospital Englewood, CO HC OVA & PARASITES SMR CONC & ID File of Jun 25, 2026 · source file | $418.63 | $1,098.75 | $7.57–$988.88 | 62% |
| HCA Healthone Belmar ER Lakewood, CO · (303) 788-5000 O&P SMEAR CONC ID File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $769.67 | $769.67 | $116.99–$692.70 | — |
| HCA Healthone Southwest ER Littleton, CO · (303) 788-5000 O&P SMEAR CONC ID File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $769.67 | $769.67 | $116.99–$692.70 | — |
| HCA Healthone Swedish Englewood, CO · (303) 788-5000 O&P SMEAR CONC ID File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $769.67 | $769.67 | $116.99–$692.70 | — |
| HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge Thornton, CO · (303) 451-7800 O&P SMEAR CONC ID File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $982.93 | $982.93 | $149.41–$884.64 | — |
| HCA Healthone Northeast ER Thornton, CO · (303) 451-7800 O&P SMEAR CONC ID File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $982.93 | $982.93 | $149.41–$884.64 | — |
| HCA Healthone Central Park ER Denver, CO · (303) 320-2121 Ova and parasites, direct smears, concentration and identification +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,075.00 | $1,075.00 | $8.90–$967.50 | — |
| HCA Healthone Rose Denver, CO · (303) 320-2121 O&P SMEAR CONC ID+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,075.00 | $1,075.00 | $8.90–$967.50 | — |
| HCA Healthone Sky Ridge Lone Tree, CO · (720) 225-1000 Ova and parasites, direct smears, concentration and identification +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,118.09 | $1,118.09 | $8.90–$1,006.28 | — |
| HCA Healthone South Parker ER Parker, CO Ova and parasites, direct smears, concentration and identification +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,118.09 | $1,118.09 | $8.90–$1,006.28 | — |
| Centennial Hospital A Campus of Tmca Englewood, CO · (303) 873-5511 Ova and parasites, direct smears, concentration and identification +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,371.32 | $1,371.32 | $8.90–$1,234.19 | — |
| HCA Healthone Aurora Aurora, CO · (303) 873-5511 O&P SMEAR CONC ID+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,371.32 | $1,371.32 | $8.90–$1,234.19 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $16.47, median $769.67, highest $1,371.32 — a 83.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 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 16 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.
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