Lab tests CPT 82270 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Stool blood test (FOBT) cost in Lubbock, TX — inpatient

In Lubbock, TX, 6 hospitals list a cash price for stool test for hidden blood (guaiac FOBT) as an inpatient: from $23.52 to $90.00, with a median of $31.92. The lowest listed price is at Methodist Hospital Levelland — $8.40 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 inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$23.52Methodist Hospital Levelland
Median$31.92half pay less
Highest$90.00in this market
Difference3.8×highest vs lowest

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.

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Lowest $23.52Highest $90.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Methodist Hospital Levelland lowest Levelland, TX · (806) 894-4963 HC BLOOD OCCULT PEROXIDASE ACTV QUAL FECES 1 DETER CDM $23.52 $56.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Methodist Hospital Levelland lowest Levelland, TX · (806) 894-4963 HC OCCULT BLOOD FECES $23.52 $56.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Lubbock Heritage Hospital Lubbock, TX HC BLOOD OCCULT PEROXIDASE ACTV QUAL FECES 1 DETER CDM $28.14 $67.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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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
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Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC OCCULT BLOOD FECES $31.92 $76.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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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
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Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC OCCULT BLOOD FECES $31.92 $76.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Covenant Long-Term Care Lubbock, TX HC BLOOD OCCULT PEROXIDASE ACTV QUAL FECES 1 DETER CDM $31.92 $76.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Covenant Long-Term Care Lubbock, TX HC OCCULT BLOOD FECES $31.92 $76.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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University Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 775-8200 Hc Occult Blood Feces $90.00 $90.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $23.52, median $31.92, highest $90.00 — a 3.8× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $25.83 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.