Stool blood test (FOBT) cost in Ann Arbor, MI — inpatient
In Ann Arbor, MI, 1 hospital lists a cash price for stool test for hidden blood (guaiac FOBT) as an inpatient: from $16.80 to $16.80, with a median of $16.80. Across Michigan, the median is $17.00 at 58 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 82270, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Ann Arbor, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan Health lowest Ann Arbor, MI · (734) 764-1505 HC-Lab-Blood Occ Qual:Feces 3 | $16.80 | $42.00 | $18.06–$44.64 | 60% | — source file |
| University of Michigan Health lowest Ann Arbor, MI · (734) 764-1505 HC-Lab-Screen Fecal Occult Blo | $16.80 | $42.00 | $18.06–$44.64 | 60% | — source file |
| University of Michigan Health Ann Arbor, MI · (734) 764-1505 HC-Bld Occult Qual:Feces 1-3 | $17.20 | $43.00 | $18.49–$45.70 | 60% | — source file |
| University of Michigan Health Ann Arbor, MI · (734) 764-1505 HC-Lab-Hcah POC-Screen Fecal Occult Blood | $17.20 | $43.00 | $18.49–$45.70 | 60% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $16.80, median $16.80, highest $16.80.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $16.80 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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
This stool test looks for hidden blood using a chemical reaction, as a screening test for colon cancer. It uses samples from three bowel movements.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the kit and testing the samples.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 82270 ($23.00). 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.
| University of Michigan Health Ann Arbor, MIPc-Blood Occult,by Peroxid,Feces,Single, Colorectal Screen | $2.00 | file |