Lab tests CPT 82270 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Stool blood test (FOBT) cost in Racine, WI — inpatient

In Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for stool test for hidden blood (guaiac FOBT) as an inpatient: from $12.50 to $12.50, with a median of $12.50. The lowest listed price is at Aurora Medical Center Mount Pleasant and 1 other hospital. Across Wisconsin, the median is $18.02 at 73 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 82270, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 21, 2025 and Nov 21, 2025.

Lowest$12.50Aurora Medical Center Mount Pleasant + 1 more
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 Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI.

median
Lowest $12.50Highest $17.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Aurora Medical Center Mount Pleasant lowest Mount Pleasant, WI POC OCCULT BLOOD FECAL SCREENING $12.50 $25.00 $15.00–$21.25 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora Medical Center Burlington lowest Burlington, WI · (262) 767-6545 POC OCCULT BLOOD FECAL SCREENING $12.50 $25.00 $15.00–$21.25 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora Medical Center Burlington Burlington, WI · (262) 767-6545 OCCULT BLOOD FECAL SCREENING $17.50 $35.00 $21.00–$29.75 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Inpatient: lowest $12.50, median $12.50, highest $12.50.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $12.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 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.