Stool blood test (FOBT) cost in Philadelphia, PA
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 20 hospitals list a cash price for stool test for hidden blood (guaiac FOBT): from $4.00 to $42.25, with a median of $14.62. The lowest listed price is at Lower Bucks Hospital and 1 other hospital — $10.62 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $20.40 at 58 hospitals.
Cash prices at 20 facilities across 18 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 Mar 24, 2026 and Sep 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Bucks Hospital lowest Bristol, PA · (215) 785-9200 Hc Occult Blood Stool | $4.00 | $25.00 | $3.47–$20.00 | 84% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital lowest Philadelphia, PA · (215) 483-9900 Hc Occult Blood Stool | $4.00 | $94.76 | $3.47–$91.92 | 96% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital lowest Philadelphia, PA · (215) 483-9900 Hc Occult Blood Stool | $4.00 | $94.76 | $3.47–$91.92 | 96% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| West Jersey Hospital Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC Blood Occult Feces | $6.50 | $65.00 | $4.20–$66.12 | 90% | — source file |
| West Jersey Hospital Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC Blood Occult Feces | $6.50 | $65.00 | $4.20–$66.12 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua Willingboro Hospital Willinboro, NJ · (609) 835-2900 HC Blood Occult Feces | $6.50 | $65.00 | $4.20–$66.12 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Camden, NJ · (856) 886-5373 HC Blood Occult Feces | $6.50 | $65.00 | $4.20–$66.12 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NJ · (609) 267-0700 HC Blood Occult Feces | $6.50 | $65.00 | $4.20–$66.12 | 90% | — source file |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ OCCULT BLOOD STOOL NEOPLASM SCREEN | $11.04 | $11.04 | $2.11–$14.96 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ OCCULT BLOOD STOOL NEO SCREEN | $11.04 | $11.04 | $2.11–$14.96 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 OCCULT BLOOD STOOL NEOPLASM SCREEN | $11.04 | $11.04 | $2.23–$14.96 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 OCCULT BLOOD STOOL NEO SCREEN | $11.04 | $11.04 | $2.23–$14.96 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ OCCULT BLOOD STOOL NEOPLASM SCREEN | $11.04 | $11.04 | $1.86–$14.96 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ OCCULT BLOOD STOOL NEO SCREEN | $11.04 | $11.04 | $1.86–$14.96 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ OCCULT BLOOD STOOL NEOPLASM SCREEN | $11.04 | $11.04 | $2.23–$14.96 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ OCCULT BLOOD STOOL NEO SCREEN | $11.04 | $11.04 | $2.23–$14.96 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC Blood Occult Feces Colorectal Neoplasm Screening Qualitative | $18.20 | $28.00 | $2.80–$26.60 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern, PA Hc Occult Bld Stool | $22.40 | $56.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Occult Bld Stool | $22.40 | $56.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Occult Bld Stool | $22.40 | $56.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Occult Bld Stool | $22.40 | $56.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Occult Bld Stool | $22.40 | $56.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Blood Occult | $24.00 | $24.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Blood Occult | $24.00 | $24.00 | — | — | — source file |
| St. Francis Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC Blood Occult Feces Colorectal Neoplasm Screening Qualitative | $28.60 | $44.00 | $4.29–$42.24 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC Blood Occult Feces Colorectal Neoplasm Screening Qualitative | $37.70 | $58.00 | $4.37–$58.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 HC Blood Occult Feces Colorectal Neoplasm Screening Qualitative | $42.25 | $65.00 | $4.38–$473.55 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $4.00, median $14.62, highest $42.25 — a 10.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $22.40. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 14 of 14 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.