Stool blood test (FOBT) cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 57 hospitals publish a cash price for stool test for hidden blood (guaiac FOBT): from $4.48 to $324.14, with a median of $23.20. The lowest price is at Meadowview Regional Medical Center (Maysville). The highest price is 72.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $23.20, is 12% below the US median of $26.48.
- That is 5.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($4.38).
- Kentucky ranks 24th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 57 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$4.48Meadowview Regional Medical Center
Median$23.20half of hospitals charge less
Highest$324.14in Kentucky
Lowest saves$18.72vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadowview Regional Medical Center lowest Maysville · Maysville, KY 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 or single triple card for consecutive collection) | $4.48 | $11.19 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| St Claire Medical Center Morehead · Morehead, KY Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors | $5.25 | $7.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Monticello · Monticello, KY HEMOCULT | $5.36 | $8.25 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Ohio County Hospital Hartford · Hartford, KY OCCULT BLOOD STOOL SCRN 1-3DET | $7.00 | $14.00 | Jan 12, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville Madisonville · Madisonville, KY HC OCCULT BLD 3 | $7.13 | $54.82 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| T J Samson Community Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, KY Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors | $7.80 | $12.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Tj Health Columbia Columbia · Columbia, KY Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors | $7.80 | $12.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Albany Albany · Albany, KY BACT-STOOL FOR OCCULT BLOOD | $8.40 | $14.00 | Jul 1, 2024 source file |
| The Medical Center at Bowling Green Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY BACT-STOOL FOR OCCULT BLOOD | $8.40 | $14.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Caverna Horse Cave · Horse Cave, KY BACT-STOOL FOR OCCULT BLOOD | $8.40 | $14.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Scottsville Scottsville · Bowling Green, KY BACT-STOOL FOR OCCULT BLOOD | $8.40 | $14.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Carroll County Memorial Hospital Carrollton · Carrollton, KY OCCULT BLOOD SCREENING PHY PRAC | $9.60 | $16.00 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Union County Hospital Morganfield · Morganfield, KY HC OCCULT BLD 3 | $10.81 | $23.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc Blood Occult,By Peroxid,Feces,Single, Colorectal Screen | $13.80 | $34.51 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling · Mount Sterling, KY HC Occult Blood Guaiac | $17.00 | $45.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN OCCULT BLOOD SCREEN (GUAIAC) | $17.04 | $71.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Norton Audubon Hospital Louisville · Louisville, KY HB OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $18.00 | $90.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB HEMOCCULT 1-3 CARDS | $18.00 | $90.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB HEMOCCULT 1-3 CARDS | $18.00 | $90.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB HEMOCCULT 1-3 CARDS | $18.00 | $90.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $18.00 | $90.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB HEMOCCULT 1-3 CARDS | $18.00 | $90.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN OCCULT BLOOD SCREEN (GUAIAC) | $18.36 | $51.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph East Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Occult Blood Guaiac | $20.16 | $48.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Continuing Care Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC OCCULT BLOOD GUAIAC | $21.29 | $48.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HCHG OCCULT BLOOD | $22.00 | $54.98 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Rockcastle County Hospital Mount Vernon · Richmond-Berea, KY Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors | $22.80 | $30.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Occult Blood Guaiac | $22.80 | $48.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Casey County Hospital Liberty · Liberty, KY OCCULT BLOOD, SCREEN | $23.20 | $29.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Occult Blood Guaiac | $23.26 | $48.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Middlesboro Arh Hospital Middlesboro · Middlesborough, KY OCCULT BLOOD-AMB | $24.60 | $41.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Bourbon Community Hospital Paris · Lexington-Fayette, KY 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 or single triple card for consecutive collection) | $25.58 | $63.95 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Nicholasville · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Occult Blood Guaiac | $25.75 | $48.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland County Hospital Burkesville · Burkesville, KY OCCULT BLOOD | $26.63 | $35.50 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health -Shelbyville Shelbyville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $26.98 | $71.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Clark Regional Medical Center Winchester · Lexington-Fayette, KY 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 or single triple card for consecutive collection) | $30.01 | $75.02 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $31.95 | $71.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health-Louisville – South Hospital Shepherdville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $31.95 | $71.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC Blood Occult Peroxidase Actv Qual Feces 1 Deter | $33.60 | $56.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Blood Occult Peroxidase Actv Qual Feces 1 Deter | $33.60 | $56.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services Salem · Paducah, KY-IL Stool for Occult Blood POC | $38.25 | $63.75 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Corbin Corbin · Corbin, KY Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors | $40.76 | $54.35 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, KY Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors | $40.76 | $54.35 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors | $40.76 | $54.35 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors | $40.76 | $54.35 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors | $40.76 | $54.35 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Paducah Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors | $40.76 | $54.35 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Richmond Richmond · Richmond-Berea, KY Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors | $40.76 | $54.35 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Pineville Community Health Center Pineville · Middlesborough, KY Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors | $46.20 | $46.20 | Jan 24, 2026 source file |
| Harlan Arh Hospital Harlan · Harlan, KY OCCULT BLOOD | $55.20 | $92.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Kentucky River Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, KY Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors | $63.73 | $106.21 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Russellville Russellville · Russellville, KY BACT-STOOL FOR OCCULT BLOOD | $68.01 | $113.35 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Manchester Manchester · Corbin, KY HC BLOOD OCCULT,BY PEROXID,FECES,SINGLE, COLORECTAL SCREEN - OCCULT BLD | $74.58 | $74.58 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph London London · Corbin, KY HC Occult Blood Guaiac | $75.09 | $214.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HC Occult Blood Guaiac | $90.31 | $214.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Three Rivers Medical Center Louisa · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors | $177.38 | $295.64 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY 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 o | $324.14 | $324.14 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
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By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 13 | $17.04 | $18.36 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 8 | $13.80 | $24.19 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 4 | $22.80 | $28.43 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 3 | $8.40 | $8.40 |
| Corbin, KY | 3 | $40.76 | $74.58 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 3 | $33.60 | $38.25 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 2 | $22.00 | $99.69 |
| Middlesborough, KY | 2 | $24.60 | $35.40 |
| Albany, KY | 1 | $8.40 | $8.40 |
| Burkesville, KY | 1 | $26.63 | $26.63 |
| Carrollton, KY | 1 | $9.60 | $9.60 |
| Columbia, KY | 1 | $7.80 | $7.80 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | $40.76 | $40.76 |
| Glasgow, KY | 1 | $7.80 | $7.80 |
| Harlan, KY | 1 | $55.20 | $55.20 |
| Hartford, KY | 1 | $7.00 | $7.00 |
| Horse Cave, KY | 1 | $8.40 | $8.40 |
| Jackson, KY | 1 | $63.73 | $63.73 |
| Liberty, KY | 1 | $23.20 | $23.20 |
| Louisville, KY | 1 | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Maysville, KY | 1 | $4.48 | $4.48 |
| Monticello, KY | 1 | $5.36 | $5.36 |
| Morehead, KY | 1 | $5.25 | $5.25 |
| Morganfield, KY | 1 | $10.81 | $10.81 |
| Madisonville, KY | 1 | $7.13 | $7.13 |
| Mount Sterling, KY | 1 | $17.00 | $17.00 |
| Russellville, KY | 1 | $68.01 | $68.01 |
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$15.08
- 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
- 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.