FIT stool test cost in Charleston, SC
In Charleston-North Charleston, SC, 2 hospitals list a cash price for stool test for hidden blood by immunoassay (FIT): from $39.00 to $57.85, with a median of $48.43. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Medical Center — $9.43 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $39.75 at 10 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 82274, 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.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Charleston-North Charleston, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Medical Center lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 792-2300 HB FECAL IMMUNO TEST (FIT) | $39.00 | $78.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 402-1006 HC Blood Occult Fecal Hgb Deter Ia Qual Feces 1-3 | $57.85 | $89.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $39.00, median $48.43, highest $57.85 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $48.43. 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
A FIT test checks a stool sample for small amounts of blood that cannot be seen, using antibodies that detect human hemoglobin. It is a screening option for colorectal cancer, usually done yearly with a kit collected at home.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the lab test of the returned kit. A colonoscopy after a positive result is billed separately.