Stool blood test (FOBT) cost in Houma, LA
In Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for stool test for hidden blood (guaiac FOBT): from $15.45 to $15.45, with a median of $15.45. Across Louisiana, the median is $16.56 at 30 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 82270, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 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 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lady of the Sea General Hospital lowest Cut Off, LA · (985) 632-6401 CLINIC HEMOCCULT | $15.45 | $15.45 | — | — | — source file |
| Lady of the Sea General Hospital lowest Cut Off, LA · (985) 632-6401 .CLINIC HEMOCCULT | $15.45 | $15.45 | $2.72–$31.72 | — | — source file |
| Lady of the Sea General Hospital Cut Off, LA · (985) 632-6401 OCCULT BLOOD COLON CANCER SCRN FECAL IA | $45.32 | $45.32 | $2.72–$31.72 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $15.45, median $15.45, highest $15.45.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $15.45. 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.