Lab tests CPT 82270 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Stool blood test (FOBT) cost in Eau Claire, WI — inpatient

In Eau Claire, WI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for stool test for hidden blood (guaiac FOBT) as an inpatient: from $26.00 to $29.45, with a median of $27.73. The lowest listed price is at Aspirus Stanley Hospital — $1.73 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $18.02 at 73 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 82270, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 24, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 20, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$26.00Aspirus Stanley Hospital
Median$27.73half pay less
Highest$29.45in this market
Difference1.1×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 Eau Claire, WI.

median
Lowest $26.00Highest $32.30

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Aspirus Stanley Hospital lowest Stanley, WI · (715) 644-5571 BLOOD OCCULT PEROXIDASE ACTV QUAL FECES 1 DETER $26.00 $40.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Stanley Hospital lowest Stanley, WI · (715) 644-5571 Fac Test of Stool to Detect Blood $26.00 $40.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI · (715) 858-8100 FECAL-OCCULT BLD TS $29.45 $31.00 $17.05–$30.07 5% Feb 20, 2026
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Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI · (715) 858-8100 OCCULT BLOOD FECES CA SCREEN-TECH $32.30 $34.00 $18.70–$32.98 5% Feb 20, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $26.00, median $27.73, highest $29.45 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $27.73 — 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. 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.