Stool blood test (FOBT) cost in Grand Rapids, MI
In Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, 10 hospitals list a cash price for stool test for hidden blood (guaiac FOBT): from $2.50 to $22.00, with a median of $17.00. The lowest listed price is at University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson and 1 other hospital — $14.50 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $17.55 at 88 hospitals.
- The median here, $17.00, is 36% below the US median of $26.48.
- That is 3.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($4.38).
- Grand Rapids, MI has the lowest median of 2 metro areas in Michigan with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- 7 of 10 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 7 cities for code 82270, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 5, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and May 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 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson lowest Carson City, MI · (989) 584-3131 CHG BLOOD OCCULT PEROXIDASE ACTV QUAL FECES 1 DETER File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2.50 | $5.00 | $4.38 | 50% |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia lowest Ionia, MI · (616) 527-4200 CHG BLOOD OCCULT PEROXIDASE ACTV QUAL FECES 1 DETER File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2.50 | $5.00 | $3.62–$4.38 | 50% |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia Ionia, MI · (616) 527-4200 HB Blood Occult,by Peroxid,Feces,Single, Colorectal Screen File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $13.50 | $54.00 | $19.00–$61.56 | 75% |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 HC OCCULT BLOOD SCREEN File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $17.00 | $17.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Helen Devos Childrens Hospital Grand Rapids, MI HC OCCULT BLOOD SCREEN File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $17.00 | $17.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 Hc Occult Blood Screen File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $17.00 | $17.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Occult Blood Screen+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $17.00 | $17.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 Hc Occult Blood Screen File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $17.00 | $17.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI Hc Occult Blood Screen File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $17.00 | $17.00 | — | — |
| Mercy Health Saint Marys Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 685-5000 HC Blood Occult Feces Colorectal Neoplasm Screening Qualitative File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $21.45 | $33.00 | $2.39–$33.00 | 35% |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 HC OCCULT BLOOD SCREEN File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $22.00 | $22.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Pennock Hospital Hastings, MI · (269) 945-3451 HC OCCULT BLOOD SCREEN File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $22.00 | $22.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 HC OCCULT BLOOD SCREEN File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $22.00 | $22.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $2.50, median $17.00, highest $22.00 — a 8.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $17.00. 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 2 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 stool blood test (FOBT) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Stool blood test (FOBT) explained.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 82270 ($25.00). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson Carson City, MIBlood Occult Peroxidase Actv Qual Feces 1 Deter | $1.25 | file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia Ionia, MIBlood Occult Peroxidase Actv Qual Feces 1 Deter | $1.25 | file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson Carson City, MIHB Blood Occult,by Peroxid,Feces,Single, Colorectal Screen | $1.50 | file |