FIT stool test cost in Scranton, PA
In Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for stool test for hidden blood by immunoassay (FIT): from $23.04 to $33.75, with a median of $28.40. The lowest listed price is at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital — $5.36 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $36.00 at 63 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 82274, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 1, 2024 and Dec 2, 2024.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilkes-Barre General Hospital lowest Wilkes-Barre, PA · (570) 829-8111 BLD OCCULT FECES EIA | $23.04 | $96.00 | $2.80–$88.80 | 76% | Dec 1, 2024 source file |
| Regional Hospital of Scranton Scranton, PA · (570) 348-7100 BLD OCCULT FECES EIA | $33.75 | $125.00 | $2.80–$117.63 | 73% | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Regional Hospital of Scranton Scranton, PA · (570) 348-7100 BLD OCCULT FECES EIA | $33.75 | $125.00 | $2.80–$117.63 | 73% | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $23.04, median $28.40, highest $33.75 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $43.53. 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 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.