Lab tests CPT 82270 Outpatient

Stool blood test (FOBT) cost in Orangeburg, SC

In Orangeburg, SC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for stool test for hidden blood (guaiac FOBT): from $12.50 to $12.50, with a median of $12.50. Across South Carolina, the median is $56.55 at 18 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 — and —.

Lowest$12.50Medical University Hospital Authority
Median$12.50half pay less
Highest$12.50in this market
Difference1.0×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 Orangeburg, SC.

median
Lowest $12.50Highest $34.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Medical University Hospital Authority lowest Orangeburg, SC HB STOOL FOR OCCULT BLOOD SINGLE (SCREEN) $12.50 $25.00 — 50% —
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Medical University Hospital Authority Orangeburg, SC HB HEMOCCULT W/OUT SIGNS/SYMPTOMS $34.00 $68.00 — 50% —
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Outpatient: lowest $12.50, median $12.50, highest $12.50.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $12.50. 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.