Lab tests CPT 82270 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Stool blood test (FOBT) cost in Williamsport, PA — inpatient

In Williamsport, PA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for stool test for hidden blood (guaiac FOBT) as an inpatient: from $2.40 to $21.00, with a median of $11.70. The lowest listed price is at UPMC Williamsport — $9.30 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $20.40 at 58 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 — and —.

Lowest$2.40UPMC Williamsport
Median$11.70half pay less
Highest$21.00in this market
Difference8.8×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 Williamsport, PA.

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Lowest $2.40Highest $21.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
UPMC Williamsport lowest Williamsport, PA HEMOCCULT TEST $2.40 $4.00 $1.71–$3.60 40% —
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UPMC Williamsport Williamsport, PA OCCULT BLOOD FECES $20.40 $34.00 $14.57–$30.60 40% —
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UPMC Williamsport Williamsport, PA HEMOCCULT $20.40 $34.00 $14.57–$30.60 40% —
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UPMC Muncy Muncy, PA OCCULT BLOOD FECES $21.00 $35.00 $14.99–$2,315.52 40% —
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UPMC Muncy Muncy, PA SCREENING HEMOCCULT $21.00 $35.00 $14.99–$2,315.52 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $2.40, median $11.70, highest $21.00 — a 8.8× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $11.70 — 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 none is it 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.