Ova and parasites test cost in Montana
In Montana, 26 hospitals publish a cash price for stool ova and parasites exam: from $9.89 to $172.80, with a median of $69.20. The lowest price is at Great Falls Clinic Hospital (Great Falls). The highest price is 17.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $69.20, is 28% above the US median of $53.95.
- That is 7.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($8.90).
- Montana ranks 36th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 26 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 87177. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$9.89Great Falls Clinic Hospital
Median$69.20half of hospitals charge less
Highest$172.80in Montana
Lowest saves$59.31vs the median
Hospitals in Montana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Falls Clinic Hospital lowest Great Falls · Great Falls, MT OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS | $9.89 | $9.89 | Feb 18, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell · Kalispell, MT REF - OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS | $12.84 | $19.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Chester Chester · Chester, MT Ova and Parasite, Microscopy, F (Mayo OPE) | $13.81 | $21.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Conrad Conrad · Conrad, MT Ova and Parasite, Microscopy, F (Mayo OPE) | $13.81 | $21.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Cut Bank Cut Bank · Cut Bank, MT Ova and Parasite, Microscopy, F (Mayo OPE) | $13.81 | $21.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Shelby Shelby · Shelby, MT Ova and Parasite, Microscopy, F (Mayo OPE) | $13.81 | $21.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Peter's Health Helena · Helena, MT LABORATORY - BACTERIOLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY | $33.46 | $39.36 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Granite County Medical Center Philipsburg · Philipsburg, MT Smear for parasites | $43.20 | $48.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Sheridan Memorial Hospital Plentywood · Plentywood, MT Smear for parasites | $44.10 | $49.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Mineral Community Hospital East Superior · Missoula, MT Ova + Parasite Status LC | $59.17 | $73.96 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Billings Clinic Broadwater Townsend · Helena, MT Smear for parasites | $62.00 | $62.00 | Dec 11, 2025 source file |
| Stillwater Billings Clinic Columbus · Billings, MT Smear for parasites | $62.00 | $62.00 | Dec 19, 2025 source file |
| Deaconess Regional Medical Center Bozeman · Bozeman, MT HC OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS - OVA AND PARASITE EXAMINATION | $67.20 | $84.00 | Jan 16, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson · Polson, MT HC OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS | $71.20 | $89.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Patrick Hospital Missoula · Missoula, MT HC OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS | $74.40 | $93.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sidney Health Center Sidney · Sidney, MT OVA AND PARASITES 87177 | $75.55 | $122.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Roundup Memorial Healthcare Roundup · Roundup, MT Smear for parasites | $80.00 | $80.00 | Jul 30, 2026 source file |
| Big Sky Medical Center Big Sky · Bozeman, MT HC OVA AND PARASITES SMEARS - OVA AND PARASITE EXAMINATION | $80.80 | $101.00 | Jan 15, 2026 source file |
| Mountainview Medical Center White Sulphur Springs · White Sulphur Springs, MT OVA AND PARASITE | $82.63 | $103.29 | Jul 13, 2026 source file |
| Barrett Hospital & Healthcare Dillon · Dillon, MT Smear for parasites | $82.65 | $87.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Daniels Memorial Hospital Scobey · Scobey, MT Smear for parasites | $84.00 | $84.00 | Sep 10, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital of Anaconda Anaconda · Anaconda, MT Smear for parasites | $98.85 | $131.80 | Nov 9, 2026 source file |
| Livingston HealthCare Livingston · Livingston, MT Smear for parasites | $99.75 | $105.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Poplar Community Hospital Poplar · Poplar, MT Smear for parasites | $106.50 | $142.00 | Aug 3, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Hospital Wolf Point · Wolf Point, MT Smear for parasites | $106.50 | $142.00 | Aug 3, 2026 source file |
| Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, MT Smear for parasites | $172.80 | $192.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bozeman, MT | 2 | $67.20 | $74.00 |
| Helena, MT | 2 | $33.46 | $47.73 |
| Missoula, MT | 2 | $59.17 | $66.78 |
| Anaconda, MT | 1 | $98.85 | $98.85 |
| Billings, MT | 1 | $62.00 | $62.00 |
| Chester, MT | 1 | $13.81 | $13.81 |
| Conrad, MT | 1 | $13.81 | $13.81 |
| Cut Bank, MT | 1 | $13.81 | $13.81 |
| Dillon, MT | 1 | $82.65 | $82.65 |
| Glasgow, MT | 1 | $172.80 | $172.80 |
| Great Falls, MT | 1 | $9.89 | $9.89 |
| Kalispell, MT | 1 | $12.84 | $12.84 |
| Livingston, MT | 1 | $99.75 | $99.75 |
| Philipsburg, MT | 1 | $43.20 | $43.20 |
| Plentywood, MT | 1 | $44.10 | $44.10 |
| Polson, MT | 1 | $71.20 | $71.20 |
| Poplar, MT | 1 | $106.50 | $106.50 |
| Roundup, MT | 1 | $80.00 | $80.00 |
| Scobey, MT | 1 | $84.00 | $84.00 |
| Shelby, MT | 1 | $13.81 | $13.81 |
| Sidney, MT | 1 | $75.55 | $75.55 |
| White Sulphur Springs, MT | 1 | $82.63 | $82.63 |
| Wolf Point, MT | 1 | $106.50 | $106.50 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What ova and parasites test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Ova and parasites test explained.
Stool ova and parasites exam in other states
- Alabama$45.30
- Alaska$105.00
- Arizona$28.19
- Arkansas$31.85
- California$20.88
- Colorado$89.70
- Connecticut$43.29
- Delaware$87.36
- District of Columbia$91.50, 3 hospitals
- Florida$41.71
- Georgia$81.22
- Hawaii$91.70
- Idaho$49.30
- Illinois$74.90
- Indiana$48.50
- Iowa$48.30
- Kansas$56.80
- Kentucky$63.86
- Louisiana$30.29
- Maine$42.02
- Maryland$114.97
- Massachusetts$42.30
- Michigan$42.19
- Minnesota$48.22
- Mississippi$41.08
- Missouri$59.15
- Nebraska$82.50
- Nevada$55.72
- New Hampshire$111.00
- New Jersey$10.24
- New Mexico$128.65
- New York$32.86
- North Carolina$32.67
- North Dakota$48.80
- Ohio$39.65
- Oklahoma$63.05
- Oregon$53.95
- Pennsylvania$58.66
- Puerto Rico$20.30
- Rhode Island$71.00
- South Carolina$106.50
- South Dakota$87.20
- Tennessee$31.31
- Texas$67.00
- Utah$156.53
- Vermont$101.38
- Virginia$54.00
- Washington$67.41
- West Virginia$48.00
- Wisconsin$65.00
- Wyoming$52.06
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.