FIT stool test cost in Houma, LA — inpatient
In Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for stool test for hidden blood by immunoassay (FIT) as an inpatient: from $21.15 to $36.96, with a median of $29.06. The lowest listed price is at Leonard J Chabert Medical Center — $7.91 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $23.52 at 37 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 82274, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . 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 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center lowest Houma, LA · (985) 873-2200 HC FECAL IMMUNOASSAY OCCULT BLOOD source file | $21.15 | $45.00 | — | 53% |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland, LA · (985) 537-6841 HC FECAL IMMUNOASSAY OCCULT BLOOD source file | $36.96 | $84.00 | — | 56% |
Inpatient: lowest $21.15, median $29.06, highest $36.96 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $29.06 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.