Stool blood test (FOBT) cost in Little Rock, AR
In Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Stool test for hidden blood (guaiac FOBT): from $9.00 to $22.60, with a median of $21.01. The lowest listed price is at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences — $12.01 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $22.60 at 18 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities for code 82270, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 21, 2025 and Nov 21, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences lowest Little Rock, AR OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $9.00 | $15.00 | $4.25–$887.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock, AR OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $21.01 | $23.34 | $4.38–$23.34 | 10% | — source file |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital LLC Little Rock, AR Fecal Occult Blood (Guaiac) | $22.60 | $28.25 | $16.17–$159.00 | 20% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital LLC Little Rock, AR Occult Blood Stool (POCT) | $22.60 | $28.25 | $16.17–$159.00 | 20% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock, AR STOOL ANALYSIS FOR BLOOD TO SCREEN FOR COLON TUMORS | $30.07 | $33.41 | $4.38–$27.42 | 10% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $9.00, median $21.01, highest $22.60 — a 2.5× difference within the same market.
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 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.