Lab tests CPT 82274 Outpatient

FIT stool test cost in Columbus, NC

In Columbus, NC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for stool test for hidden blood by immunoassay (FIT): from $245.72 to $245.72, with a median of $245.72. Across North Carolina, the median is $55.90 at 24 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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.

Lowest$245.72AdventHealth Polk
Median$245.72half pay less
Highest$245.72in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
AdventHealth Polk Columbus, NC · (828) 894-3311 HC OCCULT BLOOD FECES SCREENING SPECIMEN #1 $245.72 $245.72 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $245.72, median $245.72, highest $245.72.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $245.72. 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.