FIT stool test cost in Lima, OH
In Lima, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for stool test for hidden blood by immunoassay (FIT): from $20.70 to $49.80, with a median of $35.25. The lowest listed price is at Lima Memorial Health System — $14.55 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $50.70 at 87 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 Lima, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima Memorial Health System lowest Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Assay Test For Blood Fecal | $20.70 | $23.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Blood,Occult,Immunoassay,Ocbl | $36.90 | $41.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center Lima, OH · (419) 227-3361 HC Blood Occult Fecal Hgb Deter Ia Qual Feces 1-3 | $49.80 | $83.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $20.70, median $35.25, highest $49.80 — a 2.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $37.95. 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.