FIT stool test cost in San Francisco, CA — inpatient
In San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for stool test for hidden blood by immunoassay (FIT) as an inpatient: from $56.70 to $132.80, with a median of $70.56. The lowest listed price is at Hayward Sisters Hospital — $13.86 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $48.95 at 87 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 11 cities for code 82274, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 23, 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayward Sisters Hospital lowest Hayward, CA FecalOccultBlood(FOB) | $56.70 | $189.00 | $132.30–$145.53 | 70% | Feb 23, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco San Francisco, CA BLOOD OCCULT FECAL HGB DETER IA QUAL FECES 1-3 | $70.56 | $126.00 | $14.00–$45.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond Oakland, CA BLOOD OCCULT FECAL HGB DETER IA QUAL FECES 1-3 | $70.56 | $126.00 | $14.00–$45.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco South San Francisco, CA BLOOD OCCULT FECAL HGB DETER IA QUAL FECES 1-3 | $70.56 | $126.00 | $14.00–$45.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek Walnut Creek, CA BLOOD OCCULT FECAL HGB DETER IA QUAL FECES 1-3 | $70.56 | $126.00 | $14.00–$45.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont Fremont, CA BLOOD OCCULT FECAL HGB DETER IA QUAL FECES 1-3 | $70.56 | $126.00 | $14.00–$45.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Redwood City, CA BLOOD OCCULT FECAL HGB DETER IA QUAL FECES 1-3 | $70.56 | $126.00 | $14.00–$45.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael San Rafael, CA BLOOD OCCULT FECAL HGB DETER IA QUAL FECES 1-3 | $70.56 | $126.00 | $14.00–$45.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch Antioch, CA BLOOD OCCULT FECAL HGB DETER IA QUAL FECES 1-3 | $70.56 | $126.00 | $14.00–$45.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro San Leandro, CA BLOOD OCCULT FECAL HGB DETER IA QUAL FECES 1-3 | $70.56 | $126.00 | $14.00–$45.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Pleasanton, CA HC Occult Bld Immuno Diag | $132.80 | $332.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $56.70, median $70.56, highest $132.80 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $70.56 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 10 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 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.