Lab tests CPT 87177 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Ova and parasites test cost in Grand Rapids, MI — inpatient

In Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, 4 hospitals list a cash price for stool ova and parasites exam as an inpatient: from $54.00 to $54.00, with a median of $54.00. The lowest listed price is at Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital and 3 other hospitals. Across Michigan, the median is $42.00 at 52 hospitals.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 87177, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$54.00Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital + 3 more
Median$54.00half pay less
Highest$54.00in 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 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI.

median
Lowest $54.00Highest $54.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital lowest Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Ova And Parasites $54.00 $54.00 — — —
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Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital lowest Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Ova And Parasites $54.00 $54.00 — — —
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Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital lowest Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 Hc Ova And Parasites $54.00 $54.00 — — —
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Corewell Health Greenville Hospital lowest Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 Hc Ova And Parasites $54.00 $54.00 — — —
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Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital lowest East Grand Rapids, MI Hc Ova And Parasites $54.00 $54.00 — — —
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Inpatient: lowest $54.00, median $54.00, highest $54.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $54.00 — 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.

1 row held back from this comparison

It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 87177 ($50.00). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.

Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital Grand Rapids, MIHCHG OVA PARASITES SMEAR CONC ID 87177 $2.00 file