Stool blood test (FOBT) cost in Eureka, CA
In Eureka-Arcata, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for stool test for hidden blood (guaiac FOBT): from $5.10 to $16.83, with a median of $10.97. The lowest listed price is at Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital — $5.87 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $39.00 at 94 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Eureka-Arcata, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital lowest Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $5.10 | $10.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC BLOOD OCCULT PEROXIDASE ACTV QUAL FECES 1 DETER CDM | $16.32 | $32.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC BLOOD OCCULT PEROXIDASE ACTV QUAL FECES 1 DETER CDM | $16.83 | $33.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC HEMOCULT TEST - SINGLE | $16.83 | $33.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC BLOOD OCCULT PEROXIDASE ACTV QUAL FECES 1 DETER CDM | $64.26 | $126.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC HEMOCULT TEST - SINGLE | $64.26 | $126.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC BLOOD OCCULT PEROXIDASE ACTV QUAL FECES 1 DETER CDM | $66.30 | $130.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $5.10, median $10.97, highest $16.83 — a 3.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $65.28. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.