Lab tests CPT 82270 Outpatient

Stool blood test (FOBT) cost in Glendale, CA

In Glendale, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Stool test for hidden blood (guaiac FOBT): from $66.50 to $66.50, with a median of $66.50. Across California, the median is $39.00 at 94 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$66.50USC Verdugo Hills Hospital
Median$66.50half pay less
Highest$66.50in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
USC Verdugo Hills Hospital Glendale, CA Blood Occult Feces 1-3 Det Ca Scrn $66.50 $66.50 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $66.50, median $66.50, highest $66.50.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $66.50. 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.