FIT stool test cost in Houston, TX
In Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, 22 hospitals list a cash price for stool test for hidden blood by immunoassay (FIT): from $15.60 to $3,184.00, with a median of $107.00. The lowest listed price is at Hsa St. Joseph — $91.40 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $66.67 at 184 hospitals.
- The median here, $107.00, is 100% above the US median of $53.38.
- That is 6.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($15.92).
- Houston, TX ranks 3rd of 4 metro areas in Texas by median, cheapest first.
- 7 of 22 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 22 facilities across 14 cities for code 82274, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 1, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Sep 17, 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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hsa St. Joseph lowest Houston, TX · (713) 757-1000 RL BLOOD FECAL IMMUNO+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $15.60 | $125.69 | $8.36–$125.69 | 88% |
| Harris Health Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 OCCULT BLOOD ICT, OBLD+1 more line at this price File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $18.05 | $43.00 | $18.05–$18.95 | 58% |
| Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 OCCULT BLOOD ICT, OBLD+1 more line at this price File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $18.05 | $43.00 | $18.05–$18.95 | 58% |
| The Community Hospital of Brazosport Lake Jackson, TX · (979) 297-4411 OCCULT BLOOD SCREENING File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $39.90 | $114.00 | $13.37–$91.66 | 65% |
| St Luke's Patients Medical Center Pasadena, TX · (281) 487-0700 FECAL GLOBIN BY IMMUNOCHEMISTR File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $41.27 | $117.90 | $12.70–$88.43 | 65% |
| Elite Hospital Kingwood Kingwood, TX · (832) 777-6165 Blood occult by fecal hemoglobin determination by immunoassay qualitative feces 1-3 simultaneous determinations File of Sep 17, 2026 · source file | $51.39 | $102.78 | $77.09 | 50% |
| The Methodist Hospital Houston, TX · (713) 790-2221 HC OCCULT BLOOD ICT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $106.00 | $212.00 | — | 50% |
| Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX · (281) 477-1000 HC OCCULT BLOOD ICT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $107.00 | $214.00 | — | 50% |
| Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX · (281) 420-8600 HC OCCULT BLOOD ICT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $107.00 | $214.00 | — | 50% |
| Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX · (281) 274-8000 HC OCCULT BLOOD ICT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $107.00 | $214.00 | — | 50% |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX · (936) 270-2000 HC OCCULT BLOOD ICT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $107.00 | $214.00 | — | 50% |
| Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy, TX HC OCCULT BLOOD ICT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $107.00 | $214.00 | — | 50% |
| Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX · (281) 333-5503 HC OCCULT BLOOD ICT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $107.00 | $214.00 | — | 50% |
| Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX · (346) 618-1506 HC OCCULT BLOOD ICT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $107.00 | $214.00 | — | 50% |
| Methodist West Houston Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 522-1000 HC OCCULT BLOOD ICT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $107.00 | $214.00 | — | 50% |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood Humble, TX · (281) 359-7500 Blood, occult, by fecal hemoglobin determination by immunoassay, qualitative, feces, 1-3 simultaneous determinations +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $165.82 | $165.82 | $9.95–$149.24 | — |
| HCA Houston Healthcare North Cypress Houston, TX · (281) 359-7500 Blood, occult, by fecal hemoglobin determination by immunoassay, qualitative, feces, 1-3 simultaneous determinations +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $165.82 | $165.82 | $9.95–$140.95 | — |
| HCA Houston Healthcare West Houston, TX · (281) 588-8080 Blood, occult, by fecal hemoglobin determination by immunoassay, qualitative, feces, 1-3 simultaneous determinations +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $478.00 | $478.00 | $28.68–$430.20 | — |
| HCA Houston Mainland Texas City, TX · (281) 332-2511 Blood, occult, by fecal hemoglobin determination by immunoassay, qualitative, feces, 1-3 simultaneous determinations +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $569.53 | $569.53 | $34.17–$512.58 | — |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake Alvin, TX · (281) 332-2511 FECAL OCCULT BLD CRC IA File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $569.53 | $569.53 | $34.17–$512.58 | — |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast Pasadena, TX · (713) 359-1000 Blood, occult, by fecal hemoglobin determination by immunoassay, qualitative, feces, 1-3 simultaneous determinations +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,289.04 | $1,289.04 | $13.64–$1,160.14 | — |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest Houston, TX · (281) 440-1000 Blood, occult, by fecal hemoglobin determination by immunoassay, qualitative, feces, 1-3 simultaneous determinations +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $3,184.00 | $3,184.00 | $13.64–$2,706.40 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $15.60, median $107.00, highest $3,184.00 — a 204.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $107.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 6 of 13 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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 FIT stool test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: FIT stool test explained.