Stool blood test (FOBT) cost in West Virginia
In West Virginia, 19 hospitals publish a cash price for stool test for hidden blood (guaiac FOBT): from $3.00 to $33.75, with a median of $15.50. The lowest price is at St. Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon (Buckhannon). The highest price is 11.2× the lowest.
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 Sep 23, 2026.
Hospitals in West Virginia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon lowest Buckhannon · Buckhannon, WV STOOL ANALYSIS FOR BLOOD TO SCREEN FOR COLON TUMORS | $3.00 | $6.00 | — source file |
| Sistersville General Hospital Sistersville · Sistersville, WV Occult Blood Screening | $6.04 | $10.07 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville · Summersville, WV OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $7.00 | $14.00 | — source file |
| Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway · Gassaway, WV OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $8.00 | $16.00 | — source file |
| Potomac Valley Hospital of WV Keyser · Cumberland, MD-WV OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $9.00 | $18.00 | — source file |
| St. Mary's Medical Center Huntington · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Fecal Occult Blood Screening POC | $10.82 | $10.82 | — source file |
| Herbert J Thomas Memorial Hospital Association South Charleston · Charleston, WV STOOL ANALYSIS FOR BLOOD TO SCREEN FOR COLON TUMORS | $11.50 | $23.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg · Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV STOOL ANALYSIS FOR BLOOD TO SCREEN FOR COLON TUMORS | $14.00 | $28.00 | — source file |
| West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown · Morgantown, WV STOOL ANALYSIS FOR BLOOD TO SCREEN FOR COLON TUMORS | $14.50 | $29.00 | — source file |
| Princeton Community Hospital Assn Princeton · Bluefield, WV-VA STOOL ANALYSIS FOR BLOOD TO SCREEN FOR COLON TUMORS | $15.50 | $31.00 | — source file |
| Weirton Medical Center Weirton · Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $17.50 | $35.00 | — source file |
| Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital Parkersburg · Parkersburg-Vienna, WV OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $19.50 | $39.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| United Hospital Center Bridgeport · Clarksburg, WV OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $19.50 | $39.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Medical Center Ranson · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $20.50 | $41.00 | — source file |
| Wheeling Hospital Wheeling · Wheeling, WV-OH STOOL ANALYSIS FOR BLOOD TO SCREEN FOR COLON TUMORS | $23.00 | $46.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Wetzel County Hospital New Martinsville · New Martinsville, WV STOOL ANALYSIS FOR BLOOD TO SCREEN FOR COLON TUMORS | $25.50 | $51.00 | — source file |
| Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale · Wheeling, WV-OH OCCULT BLOOD FECES | $29.00 | $58.00 | — source file |
| Community Health Association Ripley · Ripley, WV STOOL ANALYSIS FOR BLOOD TO SCREEN FOR COLON TUMORS | $30.00 | $60.00 | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Fecal Occult Blood Screening POC | $33.75 | $33.75 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 2 | $10.82 | $22.28 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 2 | $23.00 | $26.00 |
| Buckhannon, WV | 1 | $3.00 | $3.00 |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 1 | $15.50 | $15.50 |
| Charleston, WV | 1 | $11.50 | $11.50 |
| Clarksburg, WV | 1 | $19.50 | $19.50 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | 1 | $9.00 | $9.00 |
| Gassaway, WV | 1 | $8.00 | $8.00 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 1 | $14.00 | $14.00 |
| Morgantown, WV | 1 | $14.50 | $14.50 |
| New Martinsville, WV | 1 | $25.50 | $25.50 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 1 | $19.50 | $19.50 |
| Ripley, WV | 1 | $30.00 | $30.00 |
| Sistersville, WV | 1 | $6.04 | $6.04 |
| Summersville, WV | 1 | $7.00 | $7.00 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 1 | $20.50 | $20.50 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 1 | $17.50 | $17.50 |
What it is
This stool test looks for hidden blood using a chemical reaction, as a screening test for colon cancer. It uses samples from three bowel movements.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the kit and testing the samples.
Stool test for hidden blood (guaiac FOBT) in other states
- Alabama$18.98
- Alaska$52.26
- Arizona$8.03
- Arkansas$22.60
- California$39.00
- Colorado$25.35
- Connecticut$13.75
- Delaware$34.28
- Florida$49.55
- Georgia$37.05
- Hawaii$22.20
- Idaho$19.00
- Illinois$17.50
- Indiana$36.75
- Iowa$27.72
- Kansas$47.45
- Kentucky$40.76
- Louisiana$11.32
- Maine$15.60
- Maryland$14.69
- Massachusetts$14.32
- Michigan$17.00
- Minnesota$35.29
- Mississippi$18.60
- Missouri$26.25
- Montana$14.40
- Nebraska$21.83
- Nevada$11.33
- New Hampshire$24.79
- New Jersey$5.04
- New Mexico$61.46
- New York$13.00
- North Carolina$26.50
- North Dakota$24.78
- Ohio$24.70
- Oklahoma$24.85
- Oregon$30.00
- Pennsylvania$20.40
- Puerto Rico$7.00
- Rhode Island$28.00
- South Carolina$56.55
- South Dakota$38.40
- Tennessee$9.90
- Texas$38.42
- Utah$17.36
- Vermont$20.15
- Virginia$23.00
- Washington$22.81
- Wisconsin$18.02
- Wyoming$9.31
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.