Stool blood test (FOBT) cost in Phoenix, AZ
In Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, 8 hospitals list a cash price for Stool test for hidden blood (guaiac FOBT): from $2.32 to $52.52, with a median of $3.89. The lowest listed price is at Banner Gateway Medical Center — $1.57 less than the median here. Across Arizona, the median is $8.03 at 14 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 7 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 2, 2026 and Jun 28, 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 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banner Gateway Medical Center lowest Gilbert, AZ LAB BLOOD OCCULT FECES SINGLE QL | $2.32 | $14.00 | $4.38–$20.22 | 83% | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Banner Ironwood Medical Center San Tan Valley, AZ LAB BLOOD OCCULT FECES SINGLE QL | $2.42 | $14.00 | $4.38–$20.05 | 83% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Goldfield Medical Center Apache Junction, AZ LAB BLOOD OCCULT FECES SINGLE QL | $2.66 | $14.00 | $4.38–$18.39 | 81% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Ocotillo Medical Center Chandler, AZ LAB BLOOD OCCULT FECES SINGLE QL | $2.74 | $14.00 | $4.38–$20.05 | 80% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Maricopa County Special Health Care District Phoenix, AZ HC POC OCCULT BLOOD FECES CA SCREEN | $5.04 | $27.00 | $2.85–$12.24 | 81% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Maricopa County Special Health Care District Phoenix, AZ HC OCCULT BLOOD FECES CA SCREEN | $5.04 | $27.00 | $4.38–$8.76 | 81% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Banner Behavioral Health Hospital Scottsdale, AZ LAB BLOOD OCCULT FECES SINGLE QL | $8.20 | $14.00 | $4.38–$18.36 | 41% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Reunion Rehabilitation Hospital Phoenix, LLC Phoenix, AZ Occult blood feces | $52.52 | $52.52 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Reunion Rehabilitation Hospital Peoria, LLC Peoria, AZ Occult blood feces | $52.52 | $52.52 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $2.32, median $3.89, highest $52.52 — a 22.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $8.20. 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 6 of 6 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 4 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.
9 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 82270 ($23.00). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Banner Heart Hospital Mesa, AZLAB BLOOD OCCULT FECES SINGLE QL | $1.18 | file |
| Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande, AZLAB BLOOD OCCULT FECES SINGLE QL | $1.58 | file |
| Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa, AZLAB BLOOD OCCULT FECES SINGLE QL | $1.78 | file |
| Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa, AZLAB BLOOD OCCULT FECES SINGLE QL | $2.10 | file |
| Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City, AZLAB BLOOD OCCULT FECES SINGLE QL | $2.11 | file |
| Banner Del E Webb Medical Center Sun City West, AZLAB BLOOD OCCULT FECES SINGLE QL | $2.16 | file |
| Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix, AZLAB BLOOD OCCULT FECES SINGLE QL | $2.21 | file |
| Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale, AZLAB BLOOD OCCULT FECES SINGLE QL | $2.21 | file |
| Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix, AZLAB BLOOD OCCULT FECES SINGLE QL | $2.24 | file |