Stool blood test (FOBT) cost in Chicago, IL
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 56 hospitals list a cash price for stool test for hidden blood (guaiac FOBT): from $4.00 to $106.05, with a median of $14.14. The lowest listed price is at Saint Joseph Medical Center - Joliet and 1 other hospital — $10.14 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $28.83 at 103 hospitals.
- The median here, $14.14, is 47% below the US median of $26.48.
- That is 3.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($4.38).
- 10 of 56 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 56 facilities across 40 cities for code 82270, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 9, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2025 and Nov 6, 2026.
Lowest$4.00Saint Joseph Medical Center - Joliet + 1 more
Median$14.14half of hospitals charge less
Highest$106.05in this market
Difference26.5×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 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
median
Lowest $4.00Highest $106.05
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Joseph Medical Center - Joliet lowest Joliet, IL · (815) 725-7133 OCCULT BLOOD File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $4.00 | $51.00 | $2.63–$51.00 | 92% |
| Saint Francis Hospital lowest Evanston, IL · (847) 316-4000 HC OCCULT BLOOD STOOL File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $4.00 | $28.00 | $2.63–$28.00 | 86% |
| Roseland Community Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 995-3000 Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $5.50 | $35.00 | $4.07–$38.50 | 84% |
| Franciscan Health Munster Munster, IN · (219) 922-4200 Blood Occult; Qual Consecutive Specimens File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $6.39 | $30.00 | $3.46–$109.00 | 79% |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie, IL Occult Blood Feces File of Jan 1, 2025 · source file | $6.50 | $10.00 | $1.35–$5.46 | 35% |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview, IL Occult Blood Feces File of Jan 1, 2025 · source file | $6.50 | $10.00 | $1.35–$5.46 | 35% |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 864-6000 OCCULT BLOOD FECES SCREEN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $7.70 | $11.00 | $1.00–$16.87 | 30% |
| Franciscan Health Rensselaer Rensselaer, IN · (219) 866-5141 Rhc Blood Occult; Qual Consecutive Specimens File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $8.59 | $24.00 | $3.92–$19.71 | 64% |
| Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago Chicago, IL · (773) 665-3000 HC HEMMOCULT+5 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $9.24 | $28.00 | $4.38–$17.71 | 67% |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8200 OCCULT BLOOD,FECES (OFFICE PERFORMED) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $10.00 | $10.00 | — | — |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 570-2000 OCCULT BLOOD,FECES (OFFICE PERFORMED) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $10.00 | $10.00 | — | — |
| Endeavor Health Highland Park Hospital Highland Park, IL OCCULT BLOOD,FECES (OFFICE PERFORMED) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $10.00 | $10.00 | — | — |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange La Grange, IL · (708) 352-1200 HC BLOOD OCCULT,BY PEROXID,FECES,SINGLE, COLORECTAL SCREEN - OCCULT BLD File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $10.75 | $43.00 | — | 75% |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights, IL · (630) 545-8000 HC BLOOD OCCULT,BY PEROXID,FECES,SINGLE, COLORECTAL SCREEN - OCCULT BLD File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $10.75 | $43.00 | — | 75% |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale Hinsdale, IL · (630) 856-9000 HC BLOOD OCCULT,BY PEROXID,FECES,SINGLE, COLORECTAL SCREEN - OCCULT BLD File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $10.75 | $43.00 | — | 75% |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL · (630) 312-5000 HC BLOOD OCCULT,BY PEROXID,FECES,SINGLE, COLORECTAL SCREEN - OCCULT BLD File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $10.75 | $43.00 | — | 75% |
| Community First Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 282-7000 Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $11.00 | $22.00 | $0.96–$33.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Park Ridge Park Ridge, IL POC OCCULT BLOOD FECAL SCREENING File of Nov 6, 2026 · source file | $12.50 | $25.00 | $3.50–$22.25 | 50% |
| Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest, IL POC OCCULT BLOOD FECAL SCREENING File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $12.50 | $25.00 | $3.50–$24.35 | 50% |
| Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove, IL · (630) 275-5900 POC OCCULT BLOOD FECAL SCREENING File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $12.50 | $25.00 | $3.50–$20.85 | 50% |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 975-1600 POC OCCULT BLOOD FECAL SCREENING File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $12.50 | $25.00 | $3.50–$20.85 | 50% |
| Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn, IL · (708) 684-8000 POC OCCULT BLOOD FECAL SCREENING File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $12.50 | $25.00 | $3.50–$20.85 | 50% |
| Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville, IL · (847) 362-2900 POC OCCULT BLOOD FECAL SCREENING File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $12.50 | $25.00 | $3.50–$20.85 | 50% |
| Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 967-5002 POC OCCULT BLOOD FECAL SCREENING File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $12.50 | $25.00 | $3.50–$20.85 | 50% |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Oak Lawn Oak Lawn, IL POC OCCULT BLOOD FECAL SCREENING File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $12.50 | $25.00 | $3.50–$20.85 | 50% |
| Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington, IL · (847) 381-9600 POC OCCULT BLOOD FECAL SCREENING File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $12.50 | $25.00 | $3.50–$20.85 | 50% |
| Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin, IL · (847) 742-9800 POC OCCULT BLOOD FECAL SCREENING File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $12.50 | $25.00 | $3.50–$22.50 | 50% |
| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Park Ridge, IL · (847) 723-2210 POC OCCULT BLOOD FECAL SCREENING File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $12.50 | $25.00 | $3.50–$22.25 | 50% |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park, IL · (708) 681-3200 Occult Blood;Feces 1-3(Obst)+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $15.77 | $83.00 | $35.36–$69.55 | 81% |
| MacNeal Hospital Berwyn, IL · (708) 783-9100 Occult Blood;Feces 1-3(Obst)+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $15.77 | $83.00 | $0.75–$114.96 | 81% |
| Franciscan Health Dyer Dyer, IN · (219) 865-2141 Blood Occult; Qual Consecutive Specimens File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $18.90 | $70.00 | $3.92–$109.00 | 73% |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, IL · (708) 216-9000 Fecal Occ Blood - Cancer Screen - OP+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $19.09 | $83.00 | $6.41–$87.48 | 77% |
| Humboldt Park Health Chicago, IL · (773) 292-8200 Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors File of Sep 29, 2026 · source file | $19.11 | $68.25 | $22.52–$71.66 | 72% |
| Franciscan Health Rensselaer Rensselaer, IN · (219) 866-5141 Blood Occult; Qual Consecutive Specimens File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $21.12 | $59.00 | $3.92–$47.20 | 64% |
| Franciscan Health Crown Point Crown Point, IN · (219) 757-6100 Blood Occult; Qual Consecutive Specimens File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $21.16 | $82.00 | $82.00 | 74% |
| La Rabida Children's Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 363-6700 OCCULT BLOOD File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $21.36 | $21.36 | — | — |
| Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington, IL · (847) 381-9600 OCCULT BLOOD FECAL SCREENING File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $25.00 | $50.00 | $3.50–$40.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Oak Lawn Oak Lawn, IL OCCULT BLOOD FECAL SCREENING File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $25.00 | $50.00 | $3.50–$40.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 975-1600 OCCULT BLOOD FECAL SCREENING File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $25.00 | $50.00 | $3.50–$40.70 | 50% |
| Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn, IL · (708) 684-8000 OCCULT BLOOD FECAL SCREENING File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $25.00 | $50.00 | $3.50–$40.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove, IL · (630) 275-5900 OCCULT BLOOD FECAL SCREENING File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $25.00 | $50.00 | $3.50–$40.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Park Ridge Park Ridge, IL OCCULT BLOOD FECAL SCREENING File of Nov 6, 2026 · source file | $25.00 | $50.00 | $3.50–$44.50 | 50% |
| Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville, IL · (847) 362-2900 OCCULT BLOOD FECAL SCREENING File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $25.00 | $50.00 | $3.50–$40.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 967-5002 OCCULT BLOOD FECAL SCREENING File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $25.00 | $50.00 | $3.50–$40.00 | 50% |
| Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest, IL OCCULT BLOOD FECAL SCREENING File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $25.00 | $50.00 | $3.50–$48.70 | 50% |
| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Park Ridge, IL · (847) 723-2210 OCCULT BLOOD FECAL SCREENING File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $25.00 | $50.00 | $3.50–$44.50 | 50% |
| Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin, IL · (847) 742-9800 OCCULT BLOOD FECAL SCREENING File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $25.00 | $50.00 | $3.50–$45.00 | 50% |
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL · (312) 227-4000 H BLOOD OCCULT PEROXIDASE ACTV QUAL FECES 1 DETER File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $25.20 | $36.00 | $6.12–$92.00 | 30% |
| Morris Hospital Morris, IL · (815) 942-2932 Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors File of Oct 27, 2026 · source file | $25.50 | $106.00 | $45.79–$109.18 | 76% |
| Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights, IL · (708) 923-4000 HB Occult Blood, Stool Screening File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $25.90 | $37.00 | $5.92–$37.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL · (630) 208-3000 HB Occult Blood Feces (POC) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $37.10 | $53.00 | $7.90–$53.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 926-2000 HB Occult Blood Feces (POC) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $37.10 | $53.00 | $10.28–$53.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital Sandwich, IL · (815) 786-8484 HB Occult Blood Feces (POC) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $37.10 | $53.00 | $10.07–$53.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL · (847) 234-5600 HB Occult Blood Feces (POC) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $37.10 | $53.00 | $8.80–$53.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield, IL · (630) 682-1600 HB Occult Blood Feces (POC) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $37.10 | $53.00 | $3.66–$53.00 | 30% |
| Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights, IL · (708) 923-4000 HB Occult Blood Feces (POC) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $37.10 | $53.00 | $8.48–$53.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb, IL · (815) 756-1521 HB Occult Blood Feces (POC) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $37.10 | $53.00 | $9.70–$53.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL · (815) 344-5000 HB Occult Blood Feces (POC) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $37.10 | $53.00 | $10.23–$53.00 | 30% |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview, IL Occult Blood Feces; Colorctal Neoplsm Screen+2 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2025 · source file | $37.70 | $58.00 | $7.83–$31.67 | 35% |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie, IL Occult Blood Feces; Colorctal Neoplsm Screen+2 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2025 · source file | $37.70 | $58.00 | $7.83–$31.67 | 35% |
| Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8700 Occult Blood Stool File of Mar 17, 2025 · source file | $43.42 | $127.70 | $3.85–$83.01 | 66% |
| Resilience Healthcare West Suburban Medical Center Oak Park, IL · (708) 383-6200 Occult Blood Stool File of Mar 17, 2025 · source file | $43.42 | $127.70 | $3.85–$83.01 | 66% |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL · (630) 208-3000 HB Occult Blood, Stool Screening File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $46.90 | $67.00 | $9.98–$67.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb, IL · (815) 756-1521 HB Occult Blood, Stool Screening File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $47.60 | $68.00 | $12.44–$68.00 | 30% |
| Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Elmhurst, IL · (331) 221-1000 HC BLOOD OCCULT FECAL HGB 1-3 DETERMINATIONS+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $52.00 | $52.00 | — | — |
| Edward Hospital Naperville, IL · (630) 527-3000 HC BLOOD OCCULT FECES COLORECTAL SCREEN POC+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $52.00 | $52.00 | — | — |
| Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL · (815) 344-5000 HB Occult Blood, Stool Screening File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $56.70 | $81.00 | $15.63–$81.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL · (847) 234-5600 HB Occult Blood, Stool Screening File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $56.70 | $81.00 | $13.45–$81.00 | 30% |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8200 HB OCCULT BLOOD, FECES; COLORCTAL NEOPLSM SCREEN+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $58.00 | $58.00 | — | — |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 570-2000 HB OCCULT BLOOD, STOOL+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $58.00 | $58.00 | — | — |
| Endeavor Health Highland Park Hospital Highland Park, IL HB OCCULT BLOOD, STOOL+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $58.00 | $58.00 | — | — |
| Mercyhealth Hospital & Medical Center - Harvard Harvard, IL · (815) 943-5431 CHG BLOOD OCCULT PEROXIDASE ACTV QUAL FECES 1 DETER File of Mar 1, 2026 · source file | $58.87 | $78.49 | — | 25% |
| Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital Sandwich, IL · (815) 786-8484 HB Occult Blood, Stool Screening File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $62.30 | $89.00 | $16.91–$89.00 | 30% |
| Methodist Hospital-Southlake Merrillville, IN · (219) 886-4000 Occbld, Colorectal Scrn 1-3 File of Aug 18, 2026 · source file | $65.80 | $94.00 | $4.38–$83.66 | 30% |
| The Methodist Hospitals Gary, IN · (219) 886-4000 Occbld, Colorectal Scrn 1-3 File of Aug 18, 2026 · source file | $65.80 | $94.00 | $4.38–$83.66 | 30% |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Hc Blood Occult, Peroxidase , Qual, Feces, Consec Spec, Single ,Colorectal Neoplasm Screen File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $72.00 | $72.00 | — | — |
| Uchicago Medicine Northwest Indiana Crown Point, IN · (312) 755-4706 HC BLOOD OCCULT, PEROXIDASE , QUAL, FECES, CONSEC SPEC, SINGLE ,COLORECTAL NEOPLASM SCREEN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $73.00 | $73.00 | — | — |
| Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey, IL · (708) 333-2300 Hc Blood Occult, Peroxidase , Qual, Feces, Consec Spec, Single ,Colorectal Neoplasm Screen File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $73.00 | $73.00 | — | — |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 926-2000 HB Occult Blood, Stool Screening File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $79.10 | $113.00 | $8.66–$113.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield, IL · (630) 682-1600 HB Occult Blood, Stool Screening File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $79.10 | $113.00 | $7.80–$113.00 | 30% |
| Vista Medical Center East Waukegan, IL · (847) 360-3000 BLD OCCULT FECES 1-3 File of Mar 31, 2025 · source file | $106.05 | $106.05 | $4.38–$45.60 | — |
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
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
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
Outpatient: lowest $4.00, median $14.14, highest $106.05 — a 26.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 36 facilities here, median $12.50. 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 37 of 42 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 4 it is 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.
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