Lab tests CPT 82270 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Stool blood test (FOBT) cost in Memphis, TN — inpatient

In Memphis, TN-MS-AR, 12 hospitals list a cash price for stool test for hidden blood (guaiac FOBT) as an inpatient: from $9.90 to $31.44, with a median of $11.93. The lowest listed price is at Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp and 5 other hospitals — $2.03 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $9.90 at 41 hospitals.

Cash prices at 12 facilities across 7 cities for code 82270, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 27, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$9.90Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp + 5 more
Median$11.93half pay less
Highest$31.44in this market
Difference3.2×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 Memphis, TN-MS-AR.

median
Lowest $9.90Highest $31.44

Hospitals, cheapest first

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Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp lowest Memphis, TN HC Blood Occult,by Peroxid,Feces,Single, Colorectal Screen - Fecal Imm $9.90 $45.00 — 78% —
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Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp lowest Memphis, TN HC Blood Occult,by Peroxid,Feces,Single, Colorectal Screen - Occult Bld $9.90 $45.00 — 78% —
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Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp lowest Memphis, TN HC Occult Blood Feces - POCT Occult Blood Stool $9.90 $45.00 — 78% —
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Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp lowest Germantown, TN HC Blood Occult,by Peroxid,Feces,Single, Colorectal Screen - Fecal Imm $9.90 $45.00 $1.84–$24.53 78% —
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Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp lowest Germantown, TN HC Blood Occult,by Peroxid,Feces,Single, Colorectal Screen - Occult Bld $9.90 $45.00 $1.84–$24.53 78% —
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Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp lowest Germantown, TN HC Occult Blood Feces - POCT Occult Blood Stool $9.90 $45.00 $1.84–$24.53 78% —
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Methodist North Hospital lowest Memphis, TN HC Blood Occult,by Peroxid,Feces,Single, Colorectal Screen - Fecal Imm $9.90 $45.00 $1.84–$24.53 78% —
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Methodist North Hospital lowest Memphis, TN HC Blood Occult,by Peroxid,Feces,Single, Colorectal Screen - Occult Bld $9.90 $45.00 $1.84–$24.53 78% —
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Methodist North Hospital lowest Memphis, TN HC Occult Blood Feces - POCT Occult Blood Stool $9.90 $45.00 $1.84–$24.53 78% —
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Methodist Olive Branch Hospital lowest Olive Branch, MS · (662) 932-9000 HC Blood Occult,by Peroxid,Feces,Single, Colorectal Screen - Fecal Imm $9.90 $45.00 — 78% —
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Methodist Olive Branch Hospital lowest Olive Branch, MS · (662) 932-9000 HC Blood Occult,by Peroxid,Feces,Single, Colorectal Screen - Occult Bld $9.90 $45.00 — 78% —
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Methodist Olive Branch Hospital lowest Olive Branch, MS · (662) 932-9000 HC Occult Blood Feces - POCT Occult Blood Stool $9.90 $45.00 — 78% —
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Methodist South Hospital lowest Memphis, TN HC Blood Occult,by Peroxid,Feces,Single, Colorectal Screen - Fecal Imm $9.90 $45.00 $1.84–$24.53 78% —
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Methodist South Hospital lowest Memphis, TN HC Blood Occult,by Peroxid,Feces,Single, Colorectal Screen - Occult Bld $9.90 $45.00 $1.84–$24.53 78% —
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Methodist South Hospital lowest Memphis, TN HC Occult Blood Feces - POCT Occult Blood Stool $9.90 $45.00 $1.84–$24.53 78% —
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Methodist University Hospital lowest Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Occult Blood Feces - POCT Occult Blood Stool $9.90 $45.00 — 78% —
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Methodist University Hospital lowest Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Blood Occult,by Peroxid,Feces,Single, Colorectal Screen - Fecal Imm $9.90 $45.00 — 78% —
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Methodist University Hospital lowest Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Blood Occult,by Peroxid,Feces,Single, Colorectal Screen - Occult Bld $9.90 $45.00 — 78% —
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden West Memphis, AR · (870) 394-7800 OCCULT BLOOD SCREENING $13.95 $93.00 $35.34–$74.40 85% Feb 27, 2026
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Southaven, MS · (662) 772-4000 OCCULT BLOOD SCREENING $18.60 $93.00 $35.34–$83.70 80% Feb 27, 2026
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis, TN · (901) 226-5000 OCCULT BLOOD SCREENING $19.53 $93.00 $35.34–$83.70 79% Feb 28, 2026
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville, TN OCCULT BLOOD SCREENING $19.53 $93.00 $35.34–$83.70 79% Feb 27, 2026
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis, TN OCCULT BLOOD SCREENING $19.53 $93.00 $35.34–$83.70 79% Feb 27, 2026
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington, TN · (901) 476-2621 OCCULT BLOOD SCREENING $31.44 $131.00 $49.78–$117.90 76% Feb 27, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $9.90, median $11.93, highest $31.44 — a 3.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $11.93 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 9 of 9 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 6 it is 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.