Lab tests CPT 82270 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Stool blood test (FOBT) cost in Spokane, WA — inpatient

In Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for stool test for hidden blood (guaiac FOBT) as an inpatient: from $35.28 to $55.30, with a median of $43.40. The lowest listed price is at Providence Health And Services - Washington — $8.12 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $22.81 at 32 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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$35.28Providence Health And Services - Washington
Median$43.40half pay less
Highest$55.30in this market
Difference1.6×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 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA.

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Lowest $35.28Highest $146.79

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Providence Health And Services - Washington lowest Spokane, WA HC OCCULT BLOOD FECES $35.28 $50.40 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Health And Services - Washington Spokane, WA HC BLOOD OCCULT PEROXIDASE ACTV QUAL FECES 1 DETER CDM $39.90 $57.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Health And Services - Washington Spokane, WA HC OCCULT BLOOD FECES $39.90 $57.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Health And Services - Washington Colville, WA HC OCCULT BLOOD FECES $43.40 $62.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Health And Services - Washington Colville, WA HC BLOOD OCCULT PEROXIDASE ACTV QUAL FECES 1 DETER CDM $43.40 $62.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Health And Services - Washington Chewelah, WA HC OCCULT BLOOD FECES $55.30 $79.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Health And Services - Washington Chewelah, WA HC BLOOD OCCULT PEROXIDASE ACTV QUAL FECES 1 DETER CDM $55.30 $79.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Health And Services - Washington Spokane, WA HC BLOOD OCCULT PEROXIDASE ACTV QUAL FECES 1 DETER CDM $78.40 $112.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Health And Services - Washington Spokane, WA HC OCCULT BLOOD FECES $78.40 $112.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Health And Services - Washington Colville, WA HC OCCULT BLOOD (STOOL) $79.10 $113.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Health And Services - Washington Spokane, WA HC BLOOD OCCULT PEROXIDASE ACTV QUAL FECES 1 DETER CDM $146.79 $209.70 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $35.28, median $43.40, highest $55.30 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $43.40 — 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.