Stool blood test (FOBT) cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 32 hospitals publish a cash price for stool test for hidden blood (guaiac FOBT): from $3.15 to $149.00, with a median of $15.08. The lowest price is at Baptist Medical Center East (Montgomery). The highest price is 47.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $15.08, is 43% below the US median of $26.48.
- That is 3.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($4.38).
- Alabama ranks 6th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 12 of 32 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 82270. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$3.15Baptist Medical Center East
Median$15.08half of hospitals charge less
Highest$149.00in Alabama
Lowest saves$11.93vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Medical Center East lowest Montgomery · Montgomery, AL OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $3.15 | $5.25 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Hale County Hospital Greensboro · Tuscaloosa, AL .BLOOD OCCULT FECES NH | $3.66 | $4.58 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Coosa Valley Medical Center Sylacauga · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Blood-occult Feces F | $4.00 | $16.00 | — source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL Hc Occult Blood Stool | $4.00 | $152.23 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Troy Regional Medical Center Troy · Troy, AL OCC BLOOD FECES | $5.26 | $55.00 | Dec 31, 2024 source file |
| Athens Limestone Hospital Athens · Huntsville, AL ..OCCULT BLOOD | $6.00 | $6.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Regional Medical Center Fort Payne · Fort Payne, AL ..OCCULT BLOOD | $6.00 | $6.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Whitfield Regional Hospital Demopolis · Demopolis, AL Occult Blood Urine | $8.70 | $14.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Medical Center Scottsboro · Scottsboro, AL OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $9.10 | $13.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Huntsville · Huntsville, AL SP-HEMOCULT | $10.00 | $10.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Madison · Huntsville, AL SP-HEMOCULT | $10.00 | $10.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Center North Guntersville · Albertville, AL SP-HEMOCULT | $10.00 | $10.00 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Centers Boaz · Albertville, AL SP-HEMOCULT | $10.00 | $10.00 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Red Bay Hospital Red Bay · Russellville, AL SP-HEMOCULT | $10.00 | $10.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Memorial Hospital Mobile · Mobile, AL MICRO OCCULT BLD CONSEC | $12.39 | $14.58 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Hospital Monroeville · Monroeville, AL HEMACULT | $13.20 | $33.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Flowers Hospital Dothan · Dothan, AL BLD OCCULT FECES 1-3 | $16.95 | $113.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bibb Medical Center Centreville · Birmingham, AL OCCULT BLOOD STOOL | $23.05 | $23.05 | Nov 1, 2025 source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center Opelika · Auburn-Opelika, AL Occult Blood Multiple Spec | $24.75 | $45.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Evergreen Medical Center Evergreen · Evergreen, AL OCCULT BLOOD 82270 | $32.50 | $50.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - East Alabama Wedowee · Wedowee, AL OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $34.00 | $85.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Marion Regional Medical Center Hamilton · Hamilton, AL HC BLOOD OCCULTBY PEROXIDFECESSINGLE COLORECTAL SCREEN - FECAL IMM | $34.83 | $81.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Health Services-South Marion Winfield · Winfield, AL HC BLOOD OCCULTBY PEROXIDFECESSINGLE COLORECTAL SCREEN - FECAL IMM | $34.83 | $81.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UAB Medical West Bessemer · Birmingham, AL Occult Blood-Stool | $37.50 | $50.00 | Jun 22, 2026 source file |
| Baldwin Health Foley · Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL BLD OCCULT FECES 1-3 | $39.38 | $218.80 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Choctaw General Butler · Butler, AL HC OCCULT BLOOD SCREEN | $41.80 | $55.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL BLD OCCULT FECES 1-3 | $42.48 | $353.98 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital West Decatur · Decatur, AL OCCULT BLD SCREEN 1-3 SPEC #1 | $46.00 | $46.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL OCCULT BLD SCREEN 1-3 SPEC #1 | $46.00 | $46.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Parkway Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL OCCULT BLD SCREEN 1-3 SPEC #1 | $46.00 | $46.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Floyd Cherokee Medical Center Centre · Centre, AL HC BLOOD OCCULT BY PEROXID FECES | $55.50 | $111.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb Stool Occult Blood Multiple | $149.00 | $149.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham, AL | 3 | $23.05 | $37.50 |
| Decatur, AL | 3 | $46.00 | $46.00 |
| Huntsville, AL | 3 | $6.00 | $10.00 |
| Albertville, AL | 2 | $10.00 | $10.00 |
| Gadsden, AL | 2 | $4.00 | $23.24 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $24.75 | $24.75 |
| Butler, AL | 1 | $41.80 | $41.80 |
| Centre, AL | 1 | $55.50 | $55.50 |
| Demopolis, AL | 1 | $8.70 | $8.70 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $39.38 | $39.38 |
| Dothan, AL | 1 | $16.95 | $16.95 |
| Evergreen, AL | 1 | $32.50 | $32.50 |
| Fort Payne, AL | 1 | $6.00 | $6.00 |
| Hamilton, AL | 1 | $34.83 | $34.83 |
| Monroeville, AL | 1 | $13.20 | $13.20 |
| Mobile, AL | 1 | $12.39 | $12.39 |
| Montgomery, AL | 1 | $3.15 | $3.15 |
| Russellville, AL | 1 | $10.00 | $10.00 |
| Scottsboro, AL | 1 | $9.10 | $9.10 |
| Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 1 | $4.00 | $4.00 |
| Troy, AL | 1 | $5.26 | $5.26 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 1 | $3.66 | $3.66 |
| Wedowee, AL | 1 | $34.00 | $34.00 |
| Winfield, AL | 1 | $34.83 | $34.83 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
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Stool test for hidden blood (guaiac FOBT) in other states
- Alaska$61.00
- Arizona$27.29
- Arkansas$21.01
- California$39.00
- Colorado$37.64
- Connecticut$17.98
- Delaware$34.28
- District of Columbia$34.13, 2 hospitals
- Florida$53.00
- Georgia$37.78
- Hawaii$31.03
- Idaho$24.90
- Illinois$28.83
- Indiana$36.00
- Iowa$32.83
- Kansas$27.00
- Kentucky$23.20
- Louisiana$14.40
- Maine$20.85
- Maryland$14.06
- Massachusetts$20.00
- Michigan$17.55
- Minnesota$35.29
- Mississippi$21.16
- Missouri$21.73
- Montana$36.10
- Nebraska$28.38
- Nevada$42.30
- New Hampshire$36.90
- New Jersey$5.04
- New Mexico$24.62
- New York$14.23
- North Carolina$16.49
- North Dakota$28.28
- Ohio$28.80
- Oklahoma$22.76
- Oregon$34.50
- Pennsylvania$20.40
- Puerto Rico$12.00
- Rhode Island$18.38
- South Carolina$30.00
- South Dakota$51.20
- Tennessee$18.90
- Texas$37.55
- Utah$62.20
- Vermont$18.28
- Virginia$23.00
- Washington$30.38
- West Virginia$16.06
- Wisconsin$21.12
- Wyoming$21.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.