Stool blood test (FOBT) cost in Jamestown, NY
In Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Stool test for hidden blood (guaiac FOBT): from $3.08 to $20.40, with a median of $11.74. The lowest listed price is at Westfield Memorial Hospital INC — $8.66 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $13.00 at 64 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 24, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 14, 2026 and Apr 14, 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 Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westfield Memorial Hospital INC lowest Westfield, NY CHG BLOOD OCCULT PEROXIDASE ACTV QUAL FECES 1 DETER | $3.08 | $14.00 | $1.61–$10.34 | 78% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown, NY SCREENING HEMOCCULT | $20.40 | $34.00 | $3.47–$30.60 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown, NY HEMOCCULT TEST DIAGNOSTIC | $20.40 | $34.00 | $3.47–$30.60 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $3.08, median $11.74, highest $20.40 — a 6.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $20.40. 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 2 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.