Stool blood test (FOBT) cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 55 hospitals publish a cash price for stool test for hidden blood (guaiac FOBT): from $3.60 to $81.95, with a median of $14.40. The lowest price is at Ochsner St Mary (Morgan City). The highest price is 22.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $14.40, is 46% below the US median of $26.48.
- That is 3.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($4.38).
- Louisiana ranks 5th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 55 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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$3.60Ochsner St Mary
Median$14.40half of hospitals charge less
Highest$81.95in Louisiana
Lowest saves$10.80vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner St Mary lowest Morgan City · Baton Rouge, LA HC OCCULT BLOOD SCREEN | $3.60 | $18.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC POC OCCULT BLOOD SCREEN | $3.74 | $17.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC POC OCCULT BLOOD SCREEN | $4.23 | $9.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA West Monroe · Monroe, LA OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $4.29 | $41.78 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Medical Center Springhill · Minden, LA OCCULT BLD STOOL 1-3 SCREENING | $4.47 | $13.14 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC POC OCCULT BLOOD SCREEN | $4.68 | $18.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC OCCULT BLOOD SCREEN | $5.04 | $18.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA HC OCCULT BLOOD SCREEN | $5.44 | $17.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC POC OCCULT BLOOD SCREEN | $5.72 | $22.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC OCCULT BLOOD SCREEN | $5.76 | $18.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Acadia General Hospital Crowley · Lafayette, LA HC POC OCCULT BLOOD SCREEN | $5.98 | $26.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Stool Analysis for Blood to Screen for Colon Tumors | $6.72 | $48.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Stool Analysis for Blood to Screen for Colon Tumors | $6.72 | $48.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Stool Analysis for Blood to Screen for Colon Tumors | $6.72 | $48.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Stool Analysis for Blood to Screen for Colon Tumors | $6.72 | $48.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC OCCULT BLOOD SCREEN | $7.92 | $18.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC OCCULT BLOOD SCREEN | $8.10 | $30.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Stool Analysis for Blood to Screen for Colon Tumors | $8.14 | $37.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC OCCULT BLOOD SCREEN | $8.82 | $42.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Medical Center Winnsboro · Winnsboro, LA Stool for Occult Blood | $9.00 | $15.00 | May 21, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings · Lake Charles, LA HC OCCULT BLOOD SCREEN | $9.18 | $27.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Oaks Medical Center Drive. Hammond · Hammond, LA HC Occult Blood, Colorectal Neoplasm Screening | $9.75 | $123.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $10.00 | $25.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Occ Bld Guaiac Ql Feces Mult | $10.51 | $13.14 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe · Monroe, LA HC OCCULT BLOOD SCREEN | $11.22 | $48.80 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan · Lafayette, LA HC POC OCCULT BLOOD SCREEN | $11.25 | $25.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Stool Analysis for Blood to Screen for Colon Tumors | $12.64 | $79.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Morehouse General Hospital Bastrop · Monroe, LA OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $14.40 | $18.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC OCCULT BLOOD SCREEN | $14.56 | $52.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Monroe Surgical Hospital Monroe · Monroe, LA OCCULT BLD STL PEROXIDASE, NEOPLASM SCR | $14.78 | $19.71 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Lady of the Sea General Hospital Cut Off · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA CLINIC HEMOCCULT | $15.45 | $15.45 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Madison Parish Hospital Tallulah · Tallulah, LA FECAL OCCULT BLOOD SCREEN | $16.45 | $32.89 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Stool Analysis for Blood to Screen for Colon Tumors | $16.66 | $119.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Lake Charles · Lake Charles, LA OCCULT BLOOD SCREENING, FECES | $17.55 | $29.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC OCCULT BLOOD SCREEN | $18.14 | $24.50 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Acadia St Landry Church Point · Lafayette, LA GUAIAC SCREENING TEST | $19.71 | $26.28 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| St Helena Parish Hospital Greensburg · Baton Rouge, LA LAB OCCULT BLOOD | $20.00 | $20.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA OCCULT BLOOD STOOL SCRN ONLY | $21.04 | $30.05 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Stool Analysis for Blood to Screen for Colon Tumors | $21.60 | $135.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA OCCULT BLOOD - STOOL | $21.86 | $62.00 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Opelousas General Main Campus Opelousas · Opelousas, LA Occult Blood Stool I | $23.00 | $46.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center Independence · Hammond, LA STOOL ANALYSIS FOR BLOOD TO SCREEN FOR COLON TUMORS | $23.50 | $39.16 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St. Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge · Lafayette, LA HC OCCULT BLOOD SCREEN | $26.10 | $87.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Louisiana Extended Care of Natchitoches Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $27.00 | $27.00 | Oct 25, 2026 source file |
| Byrd Regional Hospital Leesville · Leesville, LA OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $27.30 | $91.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Acadian Medical Center Eunice · Lafayette, LA OCCULT STOOL CANCER SCREENING | $27.60 | $92.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| St. Frances Cabrini Hospital Alexandria · Alexandria, LA HC 82270 OCCULT BLOOD, FECES | $29.12 | $112.00 | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| Bunkie General Hospital Bunkie · Bunkie, LA OCCULT BLOOD SCREEN (GUIAC) | $30.00 | $30.00 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Surgical Specialty Center Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA OCCULT BLOOD FECES QUAL 3 SPEC | $31.50 | $42.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Bayou Bend Health System Franklin · Morgan City, LA Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors | $32.90 | $47.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| West Feliciana Parish Hospital St Francisville · Baton Rouge, LA CLIN FAC BLOOD OCCULT FECES-COL SCREEN | $34.06 | $56.76 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Stool Analysis for Blood to Screen for Colon Tumors | $36.45 | $135.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Parish Hospital Jonesboro · Jonesboro, LA Occult Blood FSI | $39.00 | $39.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rapides Regional Medical Center Alexandria · Alexandria, LA OCCULT BLD SCN 3 SPEC | $66.00 | $66.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Northern Louisiana Medical Center Ruston · Ruston, LA OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $81.95 | $149.00 | Jun 19, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 13 | $3.74 | $8.14 |
| Lafayette, LA | 7 | $5.72 | $11.25 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 6 | $3.60 | $20.52 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 4 | $4.23 | $11.68 |
| Monroe, LA | 4 | $4.29 | $12.81 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 3 | $4.68 | $5.04 |
| Alexandria, LA | 2 | $29.12 | $47.56 |
| Hammond, LA | 2 | $9.75 | $16.62 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 2 | $9.18 | $13.36 |
| Natchitoches, LA | 2 | $10.00 | $18.50 |
| Bunkie, LA | 1 | $30.00 | $30.00 |
| Jonesboro, LA | 1 | $39.00 | $39.00 |
| Leesville, LA | 1 | $27.30 | $27.30 |
| Minden, LA | 1 | $4.47 | $4.47 |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $32.90 | $32.90 |
| Opelousas, LA | 1 | $23.00 | $23.00 |
| Ruston, LA | 1 | $81.95 | $81.95 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $6.72 | $6.72 |
| Tallulah, LA | 1 | $16.45 | $16.45 |
| Winnsboro, LA | 1 | $9.00 | $9.00 |
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
- Kentucky$23.20
- 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.