Stool blood test (FOBT) cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 78 hospitals publish a cash price for stool test for hidden blood (guaiac FOBT): from $3.60 to $421.00, with a median of $32.83. The lowest price is at Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa (Corning). The highest price is 116.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $32.83, is 24% above the US median of $26.40.
- That is 7.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($4.38).
- Iowa ranks 36th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 9 of 78 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 7, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$3.60Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa
Median$32.83half of hospitals charge less
Highest$421.00in Iowa
Lowest saves$29.23vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa lowest Corning · Corning, IA HC RHC HEMOCCULT | $3.60 | $8.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley · Omaha, NE-IA HC RHC HEMOCCULT | $4.00 | $8.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Madison County Memorial Hospital Winterset · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors | $4.00 | $5.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Knoxville Hospital & Clinics Knoxville · Pella, IA Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors | $6.60 | $11.00 | Jan 24, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Regional Hospital and Nursing Home Carroll · Carroll, IA Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors | $8.00 | $8.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA Occult Blood Stool - PC | $8.70 | $29.00 | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Corydon · Corydon, IA Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors | $10.00 | $10.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Hawarden Regional Healthcare Harwarden · Harwarden, IA SCREENING SFOB (ONE SET) | $11.68 | $13.74 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Grundy County Memorial Hospital Grundy Center · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA OCCULT BLOOD SCREEN 3SPEC Z/G/N/Q/SA/U/B1/C1/P/R/L/M/W/X/A/R1/PL/G1/V1/M2 | $12.36 | $15.45 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Waverly Health Center Waverly · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors | $13.52 | $26.00 | Oct 19, 2026 source file |
| Boone County Hospital Boone · Ames, IA Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors | $13.60 | $17.00 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Loring Hospital Sac City · Sac City, IA HC OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $14.52 | $18.16 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Floyd County Memorial Hospital Commission Charles City · Charles City, IA Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors | $15.60 | $39.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Manning Regional Healthcare Center Manning · Carroll, IA Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors | $17.76 | $26.50 | Oct 16, 2026 source file |
| Shenandoah Medical Center Shenandoah · Shenandoah, IA Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors | $18.85 | $29.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Occult Blood Feces | $19.00 | $19.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center Dewitt · Clinton, IA GHS OCCULT BLOOD, FECE | $19.20 | $32.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Keokuk County Health Center Sigourney · Sigourney, IA OCCULT BLOOD, FECES-SCREENING | $19.60 | $28.00 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Audubon County Memorial Hospital Audubon · Audubon, IA Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors | $20.00 | $20.00 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Orange City Municipal Hospital Orange City · Orange City, IA Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors | $20.00 | $25.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Story County Hospital Nevada · Ames, IA BLOOD OCCULT,BY PEROXID,FECES,SINGLE, COLORECTAL SCREEN | $21.60 | $27.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Clarinda Regional Health Center Clarinda · Clarinda, IA Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors | $21.90 | $29.20 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson County Hospital Fairfield · Fairfield, IA Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors | $22.80 | $38.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee · Cherokee, IA HC OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $25.20 | $28.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Regional Medical Center Manchester · Manchester, IA STOOL ANALYSIS FOR BLOOD TO SCREEN FOR COLON TUMORS | $25.60 | $32.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Cass County Memorial Hospital Atlantic · Atlantic, IA Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors | $25.90 | $37.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA HC HEMOCCULT | $28.38 | $66.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Belmond Community Hospital Belmond · Belmond, IA Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors | $28.80 | $48.00 | Apr 22, 2026 source file |
| Iowa Specialty Hospital-Clarion Clarion · Clarion, IA Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors | $29.40 | $49.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinic West Union · West Union, IA BLOOD, OCCULT, BY PEROXIDASE ACTIVITY; FECES (HEMOCCULT SLIDE) | $29.70 | $50.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City · Mason City, IA HC Blood Occult Feces Colorectal Neoplasm Screening Qualitative | $29.90 | $46.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Shelby County Chris A Myrtue Memorial Hospital Harlan · Harlan, IA Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors | $30.74 | $53.00 | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Spencer Municipal Hospital Spencer · Spencer, IA Occult Bld Colorectal Scr | $30.75 | $41.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Dallas County Hospital Perry · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA PANORA-OCCULT BLOOD GUIAC FECES | $31.00 | $47.00 | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Palo Alto County Hospital Emmetsburg · Emmetsburg, IA Blood, occult, by peroxidase activity (eg, guaiac), qualitative; feces, consecutive collected specimens with single determination, for colorectal neoplasm screening (ie, patient was provided 3 cards | $31.50 | $42.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Washington County Hospital Washington · Iowa City, IA Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors | $32.25 | $43.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center - New Hampton New Hampton · New Hampton, IA HC Blood Occult Feces Colorectal Neoplasm Screening Qualitative | $32.50 | $50.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC Blood Occult Feces Colorectal Neoplasm Screening Qualitative | $32.50 | $50.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein · Oelwein, IA HC Blood Occult Feces Colorectal Neoplasm Screening Qualitative | $32.50 | $50.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC Blood Occult Feces Colorectal Neoplasm Screening Qualitative | $33.15 | $51.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Methodist Hospital Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids, IA HC OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $33.57 | $41.96 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa · Cedar Rapids, IA HC OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $33.57 | $41.96 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Occult Blood Workup - Screening | $33.60 | $56.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| WinnMed Decorah · Decorah, IA Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors | $33.60 | $48.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Lakes Regional Hospital Spirit Lake · Spirit Lake, IA | $35.15 | $37.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Occult Blood Workup - Screening | $37.20 | $62.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Gay Hospital Vinton · Cedar Rapids, IA Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors | $37.37 | $46.71 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Avera Holy Family Hospital Estherville · Estherville, IA | $37.83 | $39.00 | — source file |
| Veterans Memorial Hospital City of Waukon Ia Waukon · Waukon, IA Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors | $38.19 | $67.00 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Health System Britt · Britt, IA Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors | $38.25 | $51.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Kossuth Regional Health Center Algona · Algona, IA Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors | $40.00 | $50.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton · Clinton, IA HC Blood Occult Feces Colorectal Neoplasm Screening Qualitative | $40.95 | $63.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $42.80 | $53.50 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell · Grinnell, IA HC OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $42.80 | $53.50 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center Sioux City · Sioux City, IA-NE-SD HC OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $42.80 | $53.50 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| The Finley Hospital Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $42.80 | $53.50 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Trinity - Bettendorf Bettendorf · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL HC OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $42.80 | $53.50 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge, IA HC OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $42.80 | $53.50 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Unity Healthcare Muscatine · Muscatine, IA HC OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $42.80 | $53.50 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $42.80 | $53.50 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health Marshalltown Marshalltown · Marshalltown, IA HC OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $42.80 | $53.50 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Van Buren County Hospital Keosauqua · Keosauqua, IA Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors | $43.40 | $62.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Adair County Memorial Hospital Greenfield · Greenfield, IA Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors | $45.00 | $60.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Franklin General Hospital Hampton · Hampton, IA Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors | $45.00 | $50.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville · Centerville, IA HC Blood Occult Feces Colorectal Neoplasm Screening Qualitative | $50.00 | $50.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Rawford County Memorial Hospital Denison · Denison, IA Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors | $50.40 | $63.00 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Stewart Memorial Community Hospital Lake City · Lake City, IA OCCULT BLOOD SCREEN 3SPEC Z/E/G/N/Q/SA/U/B1/C1/P/R/L/M/W/X/A/R1/PL/G1/V1/M2 | $51.00 | $64.00 | Oct 8, 2024 source file |
| Guttenberg Municipal Hospital Guttenberg · Guttenberg, IA HC OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $52.00 | $65.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC Blood Occult Feces Colorectal Neoplasm Screening Qualitative | $53.95 | $83.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Sheldon Medical Center Sheldon · Sheldon, IA BLOOD OCCULT PEROXIDASE ACTV QUAL FECES 1 DETER 82270 | $55.20 | $69.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Jackson County Regional Health Center Maquoketa · Maquoketa, IA OCCULT BLOOD WORKUP - SCREENING | $60.00 | $60.00 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB GUAIAC - BLOOD FECES FOR COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING | $60.90 | $87.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB GUAIAC - BLOOD FECES FOR COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING | $60.90 | $87.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| Pocahontas Community Hospital Pocahontas · Pocahontas, IA HC OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $65.00 | $65.00 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| Hansen Family Hospital Iowa Falls · Iowa Falls, IA Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors | $70.04 | $70.04 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC Blood Occult Feces Colorectal Neoplasm Screening Qualitative | $273.65 | $421.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital Cedar Falls · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC Blood Occult Feces Colorectal Neoplasm Screening Qualitative | $273.65 | $421.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC Blood Occult Feces Colorectal Neoplasm Screening Qualitative | $421.00 | $421.00 | Mar 31, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 7 | $4.00 | $32.50 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 5 | $12.36 | $42.80 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 3 | $33.60 | $37.20 |
| Iowa City, IA | 3 | $32.25 | $60.90 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 3 | $4.00 | $8.70 |
| Ames, IA | 2 | $13.60 | $17.60 |
| Carroll, IA | 2 | $8.00 | $12.88 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 2 | $33.57 | $35.47 |
| Clinton, IA | 2 | $19.20 | $30.08 |
| Dubuque, IA | 2 | $33.15 | $37.98 |
| Algona, IA | 1 | $40.00 | $40.00 |
| Atlantic, IA | 1 | $25.90 | $25.90 |
| Audubon, IA | 1 | $20.00 | $20.00 |
| Belmond, IA | 1 | $28.80 | $28.80 |
| Britt, IA | 1 | $38.25 | $38.25 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $33.57 | $33.57 |
| Centerville, IA | 1 | $50.00 | $50.00 |
| Charles City, IA | 1 | $15.60 | $15.60 |
| Cherokee, IA | 1 | $25.20 | $25.20 |
| Clarinda, IA | 1 | $21.90 | $21.90 |
| Clarion, IA | 1 | $29.40 | $29.40 |
| Corning, IA | 1 | $3.60 | $3.60 |
| Corydon, IA | 1 | $10.00 | $10.00 |
| Decorah, IA | 1 | $33.60 | $33.60 |
| Denison, IA | 1 | $50.40 | $50.40 |
| Emmetsburg, IA | 1 | $31.50 | $31.50 |
| Estherville, IA | 1 | $37.83 | $37.83 |
| Fairfield, IA | 1 | $22.80 | $22.80 |
| Fort Dodge, IA | 1 | $42.80 | $42.80 |
| Greenfield, IA | 1 | $45.00 | $45.00 |
| Grinnell, IA | 1 | $42.80 | $42.80 |
| Guttenberg, IA | 1 | $52.00 | $52.00 |
| Hampton, IA | 1 | $45.00 | $45.00 |
| Harlan, IA | 1 | $30.74 | $30.74 |
| Harwarden, IA | 1 | $11.68 | $11.68 |
| Iowa Falls, IA | 1 | $70.04 | $70.04 |
| Keosauqua, IA | 1 | $43.40 | $43.40 |
| Lake City, IA | 1 | $51.00 | $51.00 |
| Manchester, IA | 1 | $25.60 | $25.60 |
| Maquoketa, IA | 1 | $60.00 | $60.00 |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $42.80 | $42.80 |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $29.90 | $29.90 |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $42.80 | $42.80 |
| New Hampton, IA | 1 | $32.50 | $32.50 |
| Oelwein, IA | 1 | $32.50 | $32.50 |
| Orange City, IA | 1 | $20.00 | $20.00 |
| Pocahontas, IA | 1 | $65.00 | $65.00 |
| Pella, IA | 1 | $6.60 | $6.60 |
| Sac City, IA | 1 | $14.52 | $14.52 |
| Sheldon, IA | 1 | $55.20 | $55.20 |
| Shenandoah, IA | 1 | $18.85 | $18.85 |
| Sigourney, IA | 1 | $19.60 | $19.60 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1 | $42.80 | $42.80 |
| Spencer, IA | 1 | $30.75 | $30.75 |
| Spirit Lake, IA | 1 | $35.15 | $35.15 |
| Waukon, IA | 1 | $38.19 | $38.19 |
| West Union, IA | 1 | $29.70 | $29.70 |
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
- Alabama$14.42
- Alaska$56.63
- Arizona$25.75
- 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
- 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$16.52
- North Dakota$28.28
- Ohio$28.80
- Oklahoma$22.20
- 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$37.09
- Utah$62.20
- Vermont$18.28
- Virginia$23.00
- Washington$31.00
- West Virginia$16.06
- Wisconsin$21.12
- Wyoming$21.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.