Stool blood test (FOBT) cost in Phoenix, AZ — inpatient
In Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, 9 hospitals list a cash price for stool test for hidden blood (guaiac FOBT) as an inpatient: from $2.32 to $91.11, with a median of $8.20. The lowest listed price is at Banner Gateway Medical Center — $5.88 less than the median here. Across Arizona, the median is $8.03 at 14 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 7 cities for code 82270, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 2, 2026 and May 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 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 · (480) 543-2000 LAB BLOOD OCCULT FECES SINGLE QL | $2.32 | $14.00 | $6.30–$10.50 | 83% | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Banner Ironwood Medical Center San Tan Valley, AZ · (480) 394-4000 LAB BLOOD OCCULT FECES SINGLE QL | $2.42 | $14.00 | $6.30–$10.50 | 83% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Goldfield Medical Center Apache Junction, AZ · (480) 733-3300 LAB BLOOD OCCULT FECES SINGLE QL | $2.66 | $14.00 | $6.30–$10.50 | 81% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Ocotillo Medical Center Chandler, AZ · (480) 256-7000 LAB BLOOD OCCULT FECES SINGLE QL | $2.74 | $14.00 | $6.30–$10.50 | 80% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Behavioral Health Hospital Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 448-7500 LAB BLOOD OCCULT FECES SINGLE QL | $8.20 | $14.00 | $6.30–$10.78 | 41% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Reunion Rehabilitation Hospital Phoenix Phoenix, AZ Occult blood feces | $52.52 | $52.52 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Reunion Rehabilitation Hospital Peoria Peoria, AZ Occult blood feces | $52.52 | $52.52 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dignity Health East Valley Rehabilitation Hospital Gilbert, AZ RESPIRATORY THERAPY 82270 | $91.11 | $91.11 | $91.11 | — | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Dignity Health East Valley Rehabilitation Hospital Chandler, AZ RESPIRATORY THERAPY 82270 | $91.11 | $91.11 | $91.11 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Dignity Health East Valley Rehabilitation Hospital Gilbert, AZ OCCULT BLOOD, FECAL | $98.70 | $98.70 | $98.70 | — | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Dignity Health East Valley Rehabilitation Hospital Chandler, AZ OCCULT BLOOD, FECAL | $98.70 | $98.70 | $98.70 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $2.32, median $8.20, highest $91.11 — a 39.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $3.89 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 5 of 7 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 |