Stool blood test (FOBT) cost in Fayetteville, AR
In Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR, 3 hospitals list a cash price for stool test for hidden blood (guaiac FOBT): from $17.60 to $53.95, with a median of $21.01. The lowest listed price is at Ozarks Community Hospital — $3.41 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $22.60 at 18 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 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 — 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 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ozarks Community Hospital lowest Gravette, AR · (479) 787-5291 OCCULT BLD F 1 - 3 CRC 82270 SCRN | $17.60 | $44.00 | $3.90–$22.88 | 60% | — source file |
| Arkansas Childrens Northwest Springdale, AR · (479) 725-6800 OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $21.01 | $23.34 | $4.38–$23.34 | 10% | — source file |
| Arkansas Childrens Northwest Springdale, AR · (479) 725-6800 STOOL ANALYSIS FOR BLOOD TO SCREEN FOR COLON TUMORS | $28.64 | $31.82 | $4.38–$27.19 | 10% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas Department Bella Vista, AR Occult Bld Screen Feces Qual 1 to 3 Det | $53.95 | $83.00 | $3.90–$14.86 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas Department Bella Vista, AR POC Occult Bld Screen Feces Qual 1 to 3 Det | $53.95 | $83.00 | $3.90–$14.86 | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $17.60, median $21.01, highest $53.95 — a 3.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $13.94. 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 2 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 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.