Stool blood test (FOBT) cost in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, 96 hospitals publish a cash price for stool test for hidden blood (guaiac FOBT): from $3.71 to $55.30, with a median of $20.40. The lowest price is at UPMC Greene (Waynesburg) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 14.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $20.40, is 23% below the US median of $26.48.
- That is 4.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($4.38).
- Pennsylvania ranks 15th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 8 of 96 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$3.71UPMC Greene + 1 more
Median$20.40half of hospitals charge less
Highest$55.30in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$16.69vs the median
Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Greene lowest Waynesburg · Waynesburg, PA HEMAWIPE/HEMOCCULT TESTING | $3.71 | $5.30 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Washington lowest Washington · Pittsburgh, PA HEMAWIPE/HEMOCCULT TESTING | $3.71 | $5.30 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Moses Taylor Hospital Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA BLD OCCULT FECES 1-3 | $3.78 | $14.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Regional Hospital of Scranton Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA BLD OCCULT FECES 1-3 | $3.78 | $14.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Occult Blood Stool | $4.00 | $25.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Occult Blood Stool | $4.00 | $94.76 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Advanced Surgical Hospital Washington · Pittsburgh, PA OCCULT BLOOD STOOL | $4.38 | $60.00 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Millcreek Medical Center Erie · Erie, PA BLOOD;OCCULT;QUAL;FECES CONS | $5.68 | $11.35 | May 8, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 82270 OCCULT BLOOD FECES Tech | $6.69 | $28.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Armstrong County Memorial Hospital Kittanning · Pittsburgh, PA OCCULT BLOOD (GUIAC) | $7.20 | $24.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Regional Health Network Reading · Reading, PA HEMOCCULT STOOL | $7.28 | $28.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, PA 82270 OCCULT BLD FECES 1-3 TESTS Tech | $8.12 | $28.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 82270 OCCULT BLOOD FECES Tech | $8.81 | $28.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Infusion Billing Procedures -> HEMOCCULT STOOL (82270) | $9.28 | $28.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Clarion Hospital Clarion · Clarion, PA Stool Occult Blood Screening | $11.20 | $20.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Occult Blood - Stool | $12.11 | $20.17 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| Warren General Hospital Warren · Warren, PA OCCULT BLOOD | $13.00 | $13.00 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Cole Coudersport · Coudersport, PA ONC COLON CANCER SCREEN | $13.80 | $23.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Butler Memorial Hospital Butler · Pittsburgh, PA Stool Occult | $14.00 | $20.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Endless Mountains Health Systems Montrose · Montrose, PA OCCULT BLOOD | $14.00 | $20.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg · Chambersburg, PA Stool Analysis for Blood to Screen for Colon Tumors | $15.00 | $22.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata · Lancaster, PA Stool Analysis for Blood to Screen for Colon Tumors | $15.00 | $22.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Evangelical Community Hospital Lewisburg · Lewisburg, PA Stool Analysis for Blood to Screen for Colon Tumors | $15.00 | $22.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg · Gettysburg, PA Stool Analysis for Blood to Screen for Colon Tumors | $15.00 | $22.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, PA Stool Analysis for Blood to Screen for Colon Tumors | $15.00 | $22.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro · Chambersburg, PA Stool Analysis for Blood to Screen for Colon Tumors | $15.00 | $22.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| WellSpan Surgery and Rehabilitation Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA Stool Analysis for Blood to Screen for Colon Tumors | $15.00 | $22.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| York Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA Stool Analysis for Blood to Screen for Colon Tumors | $15.00 | $22.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown · Pittsburgh, PA OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $16.00 | $32.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Hanover Hanover · York-Hanover, PA HC HEMATEST | $16.20 | $27.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC HEMATEST | $16.20 | $27.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Somerset Somerset · Somerset, PA HC HEMATEST | $16.20 | $27.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Excela Health - Frick Hospital Mt Plesant · Pittsburgh, PA OCCULT BLOOD 3 SPEC SCREENING | $17.40 | $29.00 | Dec 17, 2025 source file |
| Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Latrobe · Pittsburgh, PA OCCULT BLOOD 2 SPEC SCREENING | $17.40 | $29.00 | Dec 17, 2025 source file |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital Greeensburg · Pittsburgh, PA OCCULT BLOOD 3 SPEC SCREENING | $17.40 | $29.00 | Dec 17, 2025 source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital Sayre · Sayre, PA Blood Occult, by Peroxid, Feces, Single Colorectal Scr | $17.64 | $22.05 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital, Towanda Campus Towanda · Sayre, PA Blood Occult, by Peroxid, Feces, Single Colorectal Scr | $17.64 | $22.05 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Troy Community Hospital Troy · Sayre, PA Blood Occult, by Peroxid, Feces, Single Colorectal Scr | $17.64 | $22.05 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Blood Occult Feces Colorectal Neoplasm Screening Qualitative | $18.20 | $28.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Indiana Regional Medical Center Indiana · Indiana, PA Fecal Occult Blood Screening POC 82270 | $19.44 | $54.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Altoona Altoona · Altoona, PA OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $20.40 | $34.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Bedford Everett · Everett, PA OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $20.40 | $34.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA SCREENING HEMOCCULT | $20.40 | $34.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville · Pittsburgh, PA OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $20.40 | $34.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Hamot Erie · Erie, PA OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $20.40 | $34.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Horizon - Greenville Greenville · Hermitage, PA SCREENING HEMOCCULT | $20.40 | $34.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle · Pittsburgh, PA SCREENING HEMOCCULT | $20.40 | $34.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $20.40 | $34.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport · Pittsburgh, PA SCRNING HEMOCCULT 1-3 SIM DETE | $20.40 | $34.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $20.40 | $34.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Northwest Seneca · Oil City, PA SCREENING HEMOCCULT | $20.40 | $34.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC BLOOD OCCULT FECES W SINGLE DETERMINATION | $20.40 | $34.00 | Mar 7, 2026 source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA SCREENING HEMOCCULT | $20.40 | $34.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro · Wellsboro, PA HEMOCCULT | $20.40 | $34.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Williamsport Williamsport · Williamsport, PA OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $20.40 | $34.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Muncy Muncy · Williamsport, PA SCREENING HEMOCCULT | $21.00 | $35.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Brookville Brookville · Brookville, PA RHC HEMOCULT | $22.00 | $22.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Clearfield Clearfield · DuBois, PA RHC HEMOCULT | $22.00 | $22.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Dubois DuBois · DuBois, PA RHC HEMOCULT | $22.00 | $22.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Elk Saint Marys · St. Marys, PA RHC HEMOCULT | $22.00 | $22.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Huntingdon Huntingdon · Huntingdon, PA RHC HEMOCULT | $22.00 | $22.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone · Altoona, PA RHC HEMOCULT | $22.00 | $22.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Occult Bld Stool | $22.40 | $56.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Occult Bld Stool | $22.40 | $56.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Occult Bld Stool | $22.40 | $56.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Occult Bld Stool | $22.40 | $56.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown · Johnstown, PA 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) | $23.20 | $58.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Meadville Medical Center Meadville · Meadville, PA OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $25.20 | $42.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona Heights · Pittsburgh, PA HC OCC BLD FECES SCRN 1-3 SPEC | $26.95 | $35.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg · Pittsburgh, PA HC OCC BLD FECES SCRN 1-3 SPEC | $27.30 | $35.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Forbes Hospital Monroeville · Pittsburgh, PA HC OCC BLD FECES SCRN 1-3 SPEC | $27.30 | $35.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Allentown Campus Allentown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $28.22 | $34.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Anderson Campus Easton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $28.22 | $34.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Bethlehem Campus Bethlehem · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $28.22 | $34.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus Lehighton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $28.22 | $34.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus Easton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $28.22 | $34.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Lehighton Campus Lehighton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $28.22 | $34.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus Stroudsburg · East Stroudsburg, PA HB OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $28.22 | $34.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Sacred Heart Campus Allentown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $28.22 | $34.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC OCC BLD FECES SCRN 1-3 SPEC | $28.47 | $39.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Grove City Medical Center Grove City · Hermitage, PA HC OCC BLD FECES SCRN 1-3 SPEC | $28.49 | $37.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Geisinger St Luke's Hospital - Orwigsburg Campus Orwigsburg · Pottsville, PA HB OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $28.80 | $32.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Miners Campus Coaldale · Pottsville, PA HB OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $28.80 | $32.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Sharon Regional Medical Center Sharon · Hermitage, PA OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $29.11 | $29.11 | Jul 4, 2024 source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HEMOCCULT | $29.40 | $49.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC OCC BLD FECES SCRN 1-3 SPEC | $29.64 | $39.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber Windber · Somerset, PA OCCULT BLOOD,FECES;SINGL | $29.75 | $35.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills · Pittsburgh, PA HC OCC BLD FECES SCRN 1-3 SPEC | $29.97 | $37.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Kane Kane · Bradford, PA OCCULT BLOOD SCREEN | $30.00 | $50.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville · Pittsburgh, PA .OCCULT BLOOD STOOL #3 | $30.60 | $51.00 | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela · Pittsburgh, PA OCCULT BLOOD-GUIAC | $30.60 | $51.00 | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Blood Occult Feces Colorectal Neoplasm Screening Qualitative | $37.70 | $58.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus Sellersville · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HB OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $41.40 | $46.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus Quakertown · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HB OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $41.40 | $46.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Blood Occult Feces Colorectal Neoplasm Screening Qualitative | $42.25 | $65.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Wayne Memorial Hospital Honesdale · Honesdale, PA OCCULT BLOOD,STOOL | $55.30 | $79.00 | Sep 16, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh, PA | 25 | $3.71 | $20.40 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 12 | $4.00 | $22.40 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 7 | $28.22 | $28.22 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 4 | $6.69 | $9.04 |
| Hermitage, PA | 3 | $20.40 | $28.49 |
| Sayre, PA | 3 | $17.64 | $17.64 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 3 | $15.00 | $15.00 |
| Altoona, PA | 2 | $20.40 | $21.20 |
| Chambersburg, PA | 2 | $15.00 | $15.00 |
| DuBois, PA | 2 | $22.00 | $22.00 |
| Erie, PA | 2 | $5.68 | $13.04 |
| Lancaster, PA | 2 | $8.12 | $11.56 |
| Pottsville, PA | 2 | $28.80 | $28.80 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 2 | $3.78 | $3.78 |
| Somerset, PA | 2 | $16.20 | $22.98 |
| Williamsport, PA | 2 | $20.40 | $20.70 |
| Brookville, PA | 1 | $22.00 | $22.00 |
| Bradford, PA | 1 | $30.00 | $30.00 |
| Clarion, PA | 1 | $11.20 | $11.20 |
| Coudersport, PA | 1 | $13.80 | $13.80 |
| Everett, PA | 1 | $20.40 | $20.40 |
| East Stroudsburg, PA | 1 | $28.22 | $28.22 |
| Gettysburg, PA | 1 | $15.00 | $15.00 |
| Honesdale, PA | 1 | $55.30 | $55.30 |
| Huntingdon, PA | 1 | $22.00 | $22.00 |
| Indiana, PA | 1 | $19.44 | $19.44 |
| Johnstown, PA | 1 | $23.20 | $23.20 |
| Lebanon, PA | 1 | $15.00 | $15.00 |
| Lewisburg, PA | 1 | $15.00 | $15.00 |
| Montrose, PA | 1 | $14.00 | $14.00 |
| Meadville, PA | 1 | $25.20 | $25.20 |
| Oil City, PA | 1 | $20.40 | $20.40 |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $7.28 | $7.28 |
| St. Marys, PA | 1 | $22.00 | $22.00 |
| Waynesburg, PA | 1 | $3.71 | $3.71 |
| Wellsboro, PA | 1 | $20.40 | $20.40 |
| Warren, PA | 1 | $13.00 | $13.00 |
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
- 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
- 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.