Stool blood test (FOBT) cost in New York

In New York, 104 hospitals publish a cash price for stool test for hidden blood (guaiac FOBT): from $3.43 to $194.47, with a median of $14.23. The lowest price is at Brookdale Hospital Medical Center (Brooklyn) and 2 other hospitals. The highest price is 56.7× the lowest.

• The median here, $14.23, is 46% below the US median of $26.48.
• That is 3.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($4.38).
• New York ranks 4th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
• 27 of 104 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.

New York law (Public Health Law §2807-k(9-a), as amended in October 2024): uninsured patients with income below 200% of the federal poverty level owe nothing for emergency and medically necessary hospital care; up to 400% they pay on a sliding scale of at most 10% or 20% of what Medicaid would pay. Emergency care is covered for New York residents, other care for people living in the hospital's service area; immigration status does not count. Ask for the Uniform Hospital Financial Assistance form. Other states' laws.

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