Stool blood test (FOBT) cost in Boston, MA — inpatient
In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 7 hospitals list a cash price for stool test for hidden blood (guaiac FOBT) as an inpatient: from $5.95 to $15.60, with a median of $9.80. The lowest listed price is at Boston Medical Center South — $3.85 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $14.32 at 18 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 5 cities 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 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Medical Center South lowest Brockton, MA · (508) 427-3000 HC Chg Blood Occult Peroxidase Actv Qual Feces 1 Deter | $5.95 | $13.21 | $3.86–$394.86 | 55% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston, MA · (617) 789-3000 HC Chg Blood Occult Peroxidase Actv Qual Feces 1 Deter | $6.76 | $15.02 | $3.59–$475.07 | 55% | — source file |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 636-5000 HC Blood Occult by Peroxid Feces Single Colorecta | $9.80 | $14.00 | $3.68–$18.99 | 30% | — source file |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA · (978) 937-6000 HC Blood Occult by Peroxid Feces Single Colorecta | $9.80 | $14.00 | $4.90–$14.98 | 30% | — source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA · (781) 979-3000 HC Blood Occult by Peroxid Feces Single Colorecta | $9.80 | $14.00 | $4.90–$530.75 | 30% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 638-8000 HC Chg Blood Occult Peroxidase Actv Qual Feces 1 Deter | $9.90 | $22.00 | $3.59–$512.54 | 55% | — source file |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA · (617) 665-1000 HC Occult Blood Feces | $15.60 | $15.60 | $3.24–$22.48 | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $5.95, median $9.80, highest $15.60 — a 2.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $9.80 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 7 of 7 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
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.