Stool blood test (FOBT) cost in Richmond, VA
In Richmond, VA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for stool test for hidden blood (guaiac FOBT): from $37.80 to $60.60, with a median of $60.60. The lowest listed price is at Bon Secours Southside Medical Center — $22.80 less than the median here. Across Virginia, the median is $23.00 at 33 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Richmond, VA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center lowest Petersburg, VA · (804) 765-5000 HC Blood Occult Peroxidase Actv Qual Feces 1 Deter | $37.80 | $126.00 | — | 70% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Richmond, VA · (804) 225-1701 HC Blood Occult Peroxidase Actv Qual Feces 1 Deter | $60.60 | $101.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond Richmond, VA · (804) 285-2011 HC Blood Occult Peroxidase Actv Qual Feces 1 Deter | $60.60 | $101.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA · (804) 594-7400 HC Blood Occult Peroxidase Actv Qual Feces 1 Deter | $60.60 | $101.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Mechanicsville, VA · (804) 764-6000 HC Blood Occult Peroxidase Actv Qual Feces 1 Deter | $60.60 | $101.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $37.80, median $60.60, highest $60.60 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $60.60. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.