Stool blood test (FOBT) cost in Buffalo, NY
In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 6 hospitals list a cash price for stool test for hidden blood (guaiac FOBT): from $8.00 to $44.25, with a median of $8.82. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital of Buffalo and 2 other hospitals — $0.82 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $13.00 at 64 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 3 cities for code 82270, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Aug 25, 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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo lowest Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 HC Pbb Blood Occult,by Peroxid,Feces,Single, Colorectal Screen | $8.00 | $8.00 | $1.97–$14.75 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital lowest Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 HC Blood Occult,by Peroxid,Feces,Single, Colorectal Screen - Occult Bld | $8.00 | $8.00 | $1.97–$14.75 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital lowest Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 HC Occult Blood Feces - POCT Occult Blood Stool | $8.00 | $8.00 | $1.97–$14.75 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital lowest Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 HC Pbb Blood Occult,by Peroxid,Feces,Single, Colorectal Screen | $8.00 | $8.00 | $1.97–$14.75 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital lowest Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 HC Pbb Blood Occult,by Peroxid,Feces,Single, Colorectal Screen | $8.00 | $8.00 | $1.97–$14.75 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital lowest Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 HC Blood Occult,by Peroxid,Feces,Single, Colorectal Screen - Occult Bld | $8.00 | $8.00 | $1.97–$14.75 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital lowest Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 HC Occult Blood Feces - POCT Occult Blood Stool | $8.00 | $8.00 | $1.97–$14.75 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo lowest Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 HC Blood Occult,by Peroxid,Feces,Single, Colorectal Screen - Occult Bld | $8.00 | $8.00 | $1.97–$14.75 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo lowest Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 HC Occult Blood Feces - POCT Occult Blood Stool | $8.00 | $8.00 | $1.97–$14.75 | — | — source file |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls, NY · (716) 278-4000 STOOL ANALYSIS FOR BLOOD TO SCREEN FOR COLON TUMORS | $9.63 | $13.75 | $3.89–$5.97 | 30% | — source file |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls, NY · (716) 278-4000 OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $10.92 | $15.60 | $3.89–$5.97 | 30% | — source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo, NY · (716) 898-3936 FECAL OCCULT BLOOD-GUIAC | $13.87 | $35.98 | $3.29–$32.38 | 61% | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 Blood Occult Peroxidase Actv Qual Feces 1 Deter | $25.87 | $25.87 | $1.97–$14.75 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 Blood Occult Peroxidase Actv Qual Feces 1 Deter | $25.87 | $25.87 | $1.97–$14.75 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 Blood Occult Peroxidase Actv Qual Feces 1 Deter | $25.87 | $25.87 | $1.97–$14.75 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 Blood Occult Peroxidase Actv Qual Feces 1 Deter | $25.87 | $25.87 | $1.97–$14.75 | — | — source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Occult Bld Rectal Screen Neopl | $44.25 | $44.25 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $8.00, median $8.82, highest $44.25 — a 5.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $8.00. 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 4 of 5 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.