Stool blood test (FOBT) cost in Lubbock, TX
In Lubbock, TX, 6 hospitals list a cash price for stool test for hidden blood (guaiac FOBT): from $23.10 to $90.00, with a median of $25.83. The lowest listed price is at Covenant Medical Center and 1 other hospital — $2.73 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $38.42 at 78 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 2 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Lubbock, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covenant Medical Center lowest Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC BLOOD OCCULT PEROXIDASE ACTV QUAL FECES 1 DETER CDM | $23.10 | $55.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital lowest Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $23.10 | $55.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital lowest Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC BLOOD OCCULT PEROXIDASE ACTV QUAL FECES 1 DETER CDM | $23.10 | $55.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center lowest Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $23.10 | $55.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX · (806) 894-4963 HC BLOOD OCCULT PEROXIDASE ACTV QUAL FECES 1 DETER CDM | $23.52 | $56.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX · (806) 894-4963 HC OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $23.52 | $56.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lubbock Heritage Hospital Lubbock, TX HC BLOOD OCCULT PEROXIDASE ACTV QUAL FECES 1 DETER CDM | $28.14 | $67.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Long-Term Care Lubbock, TX HC OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $31.92 | $76.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC BLOOD OCCULT PEROXIDASE ACTV QUAL FECES 1 DETER CDM | $31.92 | $76.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $31.92 | $76.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Long-Term Care Lubbock, TX HC BLOOD OCCULT PEROXIDASE ACTV QUAL FECES 1 DETER CDM | $31.92 | $76.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC BLOOD OCCULT PEROXIDASE ACTV QUAL FECES 1 DETER CDM | $31.92 | $76.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $31.92 | $76.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 775-8200 Hc Occult Blood Feces | $90.00 | $90.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $23.10, median $25.83, highest $90.00 — a 3.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $31.92. 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.