Lab tests CPT 82270 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Stool blood test (FOBT) cost in Portland, OR — inpatient

In Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, 9 hospitals list a cash price for stool test for hidden blood (guaiac FOBT) as an inpatient: from $4.55 to $34.50, with a median of $4.55. The lowest listed price is at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center and 4 other hospitals. Across Oregon, the median is $30.00 at 35 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$4.55Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center + 4 more
Median$4.55half pay less
Highest$34.50in this market
Difference7.6×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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.

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Lowest $4.55Highest $34.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center lowest Vancouver, WA CHG BLOOD OCCULT PEROXIDASE ACTV QUAL FECES 1 DETER $4.55 $7.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center lowest Portland, OR CHG BLOOD OCCULT PEROXIDASE ACTV QUAL FECES 1 DETER $4.55 $7.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center lowest Portland, OR CHG BLOOD OCCULT PEROXIDASE ACTV QUAL FECES 1 DETER $4.55 $7.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR CHG BLOOD OCCULT PEROXIDASE ACTV QUAL FECES 1 DETER $4.55 $7.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR CHG BLOOD OCCULT PEROXIDASE ACTV QUAL FECES 1 DETER $4.55 $7.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR CHG BLOOD OCCULT PEROXIDASE ACTV QUAL FECES 1 DETER $4.55 $7.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center lowest Gresham, OR CHG BLOOD OCCULT PEROXIDASE ACTV QUAL FECES 1 DETER $4.55 $7.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center lowest Tualatin, OR CHG BLOOD OCCULT PEROXIDASE ACTV QUAL FECES 1 DETER $4.55 $7.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Health and Services - Oregon Oregon City, OR HC BLOOD OCCULT PEROXIDASE ACTV QUAL FECES 1 DETER CDM $34.50 $46.00 — 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Health and Services - Oregon Oregon City, OR HC OCCULT BLOOD FECES $34.50 $46.00 — 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Health and Services - Oregon Portland, OR HC BLOOD OCCULT PEROXIDASE ACTV QUAL FECES 1 DETER CDM $34.50 $46.00 — 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Health and Services - Oregon Portland, OR HC OCCULT BLOOD FECES $34.50 $46.00 — 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Health and Services - Oregon Portland, OR HC BLOOD OCCULT PEROXIDASE ACTV QUAL FECES 1 DETER CDM $34.50 $46.00 — 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Health and Services - Oregon Portland, OR HC OCCULT BLOOD FECES $34.50 $46.00 — 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Health and Services - Oregon Milwaukie, OR HC BLOOD OCCULT PEROXIDASE ACTV QUAL FECES 1 DETER CDM $34.50 $46.00 — 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Health and Services - Oregon Milwaukie, OR HC OCCULT BLOOD FECES $34.50 $46.00 — 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Health and Services - Oregon Newberg, OR HC BLOOD OCCULT PEROXIDASE ACTV QUAL FECES 1 DETER CDM $34.50 $46.00 — 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Health and Services - Oregon Newberg, OR HC OCCULT BLOOD FECES $34.50 $46.00 — 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $4.55, median $4.55, highest $34.50 — a 7.6× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $34.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.