Stool blood test (FOBT) cost in El Paso, TX
In El Paso, TX, 3 hospitals list a cash price for stool test for hidden blood (guaiac FOBT): from $3.04 to $4.00, with a median of $3.04. The lowest listed price is at University Medical Center Surgical Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across Texas, the median is $38.42 at 78 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 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 — 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 El Paso, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso, TX SH MICRO OCCULT BLD FECES SCREEN | $3.04 | $15.20 | $1.58–$880.82 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso, TX SH EDE GUAIAC STOOL | $3.04 | $15.20 | $1.58–$2,249.84 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 CET OCCULT BLOOD FECES SCREEN | $3.04 | $15.20 | $1.58–$2,249.84 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso, TX CET OCCULT BLOOD FECES SCREEN | $3.04 | $15.20 | $1.58–$2,249.84 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso, TX GUAIAC STOOL | $3.04 | $15.20 | $1.58–$2,249.84 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 GUAIAC STOOL | $3.04 | $15.20 | $1.58–$2,249.84 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 EDE GUAIAC STOOL | $3.19 | $15.96 | $1.58–$2,249.84 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 LEN OCCULT BLD FECES SCREEN | $3.19 | $15.96 | $1.58–$2,249.84 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 NE OCCULT BLD FECES SCREEN | $3.19 | $15.96 | $1.58–$310.48 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX MICRO OCCULT BLD FECES SCREEN | $3.19 | $15.96 | $1.58–$2,249.84 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX ERD GUAIAC STOOL | $3.19 | $15.96 | $1.58–$2,249.84 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX YSL OCCULT BLD FECES SCREEN | $3.19 | $15.96 | $1.58–$2,249.84 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX LWS OCCULT BLD FECES SCREEN | $3.19 | $15.96 | $1.58–$2,249.84 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX LES OCCULT BLD FECES SCREEN | $3.19 | $15.96 | $1.58–$2,249.84 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX EDN GUAIAC STOOL | $3.19 | $15.96 | $1.58–$2,249.84 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX EDE GUAIAC STOOL | $3.19 | $15.96 | $1.58–$2,249.84 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX LEN OCCULT BLD FECES SCREEN | $3.19 | $15.96 | $1.58–$2,249.84 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX NE OCCULT BLD FECES SCREEN | $3.19 | $15.96 | $1.58–$310.48 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 MICRO OCCULT BLD FECES SCREEN | $3.19 | $15.96 | $1.58–$2,249.84 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 ERD GUAIAC STOOL | $3.19 | $15.96 | $1.58–$2,249.84 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 YSL OCCULT BLD FECES SCREEN | $3.19 | $15.96 | $1.58–$2,249.84 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 LWS OCCULT BLD FECES SCREEN | $3.19 | $15.96 | $1.58–$2,249.84 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 LES OCCULT BLD FECES SCREEN | $3.19 | $15.96 | $1.58–$2,249.84 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 EDN GUAIAC STOOL | $3.19 | $15.96 | $1.58–$2,249.84 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 OCCULT BLOOD STOOL | $4.00 | $20.00 | $4.27–$16.00 | 80% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $3.04, median $3.04, highest $4.00 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $3.04. 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 3 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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.
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.