FIT stool test cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 61 hospitals publish a cash price for stool test for hidden blood by immunoassay (FIT): from $22.05 to $158.46, with a median of $58.50. The lowest price is at Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa (Corning). The highest price is 7.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $58.50, is 10% above the US median of $53.38.
- That is 3.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($15.92).
- Iowa ranks 34th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 61 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 82274. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 7, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$22.05Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa
Median$58.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$158.46in Iowa
Lowest saves$36.45vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa lowest Corning · Corning, IA HC RHC BLD OCC FECL HEMO | $22.05 | $49.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley · Omaha, NE-IA HC RHC BLD OCC FECL HEMO | $24.50 | $49.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Knoxville Hospital & Clinics Knoxville · Pella, IA Stool analysis for blood, by fecal hemoglobin determination by immunoassay | $27.00 | $45.00 | Jan 24, 2026 source file |
| Washington County Hospital Washington · Iowa City, IA Stool analysis for blood, by fecal hemoglobin determination by immunoassay | $27.75 | $37.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center Sumner · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC OCCULT BLD FHG, QUAL, 1-3 | $28.84 | $36.05 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Shelby County Chris A Myrtue Memorial Hospital Harlan · Harlan, IA Stool analysis for blood, by fecal hemoglobin determination by immunoassay | $30.74 | $53.00 | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Madison County Memorial Hospital Winterset · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Stool analysis for blood, by fecal hemoglobin determination by immunoassay | $32.80 | $41.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Decatur County Hospital Leon · Leon, IA Stool analysis for blood, by fecal hemoglobin determination by immunoassay | $33.60 | $42.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Regional Medical Center Manchester · Manchester, IA ASSAY TEST FOR BLOOD FECAL | $33.60 | $42.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Shenandoah Medical Center Shenandoah · Shenandoah, IA Stool analysis for blood, by fecal hemoglobin determination by immunoassay | $33.80 | $52.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA HC BLOOD OCCULT FECL HEMO | $34.40 | $80.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Boone County Hospital Boone · Ames, IA Stool analysis for blood, by fecal hemoglobin determination by immunoassay | $40.00 | $50.00 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Health System Britt · Britt, IA Stool analysis for blood, by fecal hemoglobin determination by immunoassay | $41.25 | $55.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Hawarden Regional Healthcare Harwarden · Harwarden, IA BLOOD OCCULT, Q | $42.50 | $50.00 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center - New Hampton New Hampton · New Hampton, IA HC Blood Occult Fecal Hemoglobin Immunoassay Qualitative 1-3 Simultaneous Determinations Diagnostic | $42.90 | $66.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville · Dubuque, IA HC Blood Occult Fecal Hemoglobin Immunoassay Qualitative 1-3 Simultaneous Determinations Diagnostic | $42.90 | $66.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader · Elkader, IA HC Blood Occult Fecal Hemoglobin Immunoassay Qualitative 1-3 Simultaneous Determinations Diagnostic | $42.90 | $66.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC Blood Occult Fecal Hemoglobin Immunoassay Qualitative 1-3 Simultaneous Determinations Diagnostic | $42.90 | $66.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Waverly Health Center Waverly · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Stool analysis for blood, by fecal hemoglobin determination by immunoassay | $44.72 | $86.00 | Oct 19, 2026 source file |
| Palo Alto County Hospital Emmetsburg · Emmetsburg, IA Blood, occult, by fecal hemoglobin determination by immunoassay, qualitative, feces, 1-3 simultaneous determinations | $45.75 | $61.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC Blood Occult Fecal Hemoglobin Immunoassay Qualitative 1-3 Simultaneous Determinations Diagnostic | $47.45 | $73.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Stewart Memorial Community Hospital Lake City · Lake City, IA ASSAY TEST FOR BLOOD FECAL | $48.00 | $60.00 | Oct 8, 2024 source file |
| MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton · Clinton, IA HC Blood Occult Fecal Hemoglobin Immunoassay Qualitative 1-3 Simultaneous Determinations Screening | $49.40 | $76.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Hospital Albia · Albia, IA Stool analysis for blood, by fecal hemoglobin determination by immunoassay | $50.40 | $84.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Story County Hospital Nevada · Ames, IA OCC BLD IMMUNO DIAG Z/H/K/O/P/S1/C1/L/M/W/T/C2/S/D/N/PL/F1/E | $50.40 | $63.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Guttenberg Municipal Hospital Guttenberg · Guttenberg, IA HC OCCULT BLD IA SCRN CRC | $56.00 | $70.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Fecal Globin By Immunochemistry -Quest | $57.00 | $95.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Corydon · Corydon, IA Stool analysis for blood, by fecal hemoglobin determination by immunoassay | $57.00 | $57.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center Dewitt · Clinton, IA Fecal Globin By Immunochemistry -Quest | $57.60 | $96.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Sheldon Medical Center Sheldon · Sheldon, IA CDMR OCCULT BLOOD CRC SCREEN (FIT IMMUNOCHEMICAL) G0328 82274.006 | $57.60 | $72.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC Blood Occult Fecal Hemoglobin Immunoassay Qualitative 1-3 Simultaneous Determinations Diagnostic | $58.50 | $90.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital Cedar Falls · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC Blood Occult Fecal Hemoglobin Immunoassay Qualitative 1-3 Simultaneous Determinations Screening | $58.50 | $90.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA Immuno - Occult Method | $58.80 | $196.00 | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Regional Hospital and Nursing Home Carroll · Carroll, IA Stool analysis for blood, by fecal hemoglobin determination by immunoassay | $60.00 | $60.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Fecal Globin By Immunochemistry -Quest | $64.20 | $107.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Methodist Hospital Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids, IA HC OCCULT BLD FHG, QUAL, 1-3 | $64.28 | $80.35 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa · Cedar Rapids, IA HC OCCULT BLD FHG, QUAL, 1-3 | $64.28 | $80.35 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Cass County Memorial Hospital Atlantic · Atlantic, IA Stool analysis for blood, by fecal hemoglobin determination by immunoassay | $64.40 | $92.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville · Centerville, IA HC Blood Occult Fecal Hemoglobin Immunoassay Qualitative 1-3 Simultaneous Determinations Diagnostic | $66.00 | $66.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Spencer Municipal Hospital Spencer · Spencer, IA IFOB | $72.75 | $97.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Occult Bld Fhg Qual 1-3 | $76.00 | $76.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City · Mason City, IA HC Blood Occult Fecal Hemoglobin Immunoassay Qualitative 1-3 Simultaneous Determinations Diagnostic | $78.00 | $120.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Dallas County Hospital Perry · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA PANORA-OCCULT BLOOD IMMUNOASSAY | $83.00 | $127.00 | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC OCCULT BLD FHG, QUAL, 1-3 | $83.61 | $104.51 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell · Grinnell, IA HC OCCULT BLD FHG, QUAL, 1-3 | $83.61 | $104.51 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center Sioux City · Sioux City, IA-NE-SD HC OCCULT BLD FHG, QUAL, 1-3 | $83.61 | $104.51 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| The Finley Hospital Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC OCCULT BLD FHG, QUAL, 1-3 | $83.61 | $104.51 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Trinity - Bettendorf Bettendorf · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL HC OCCULT BLD FHG, QUAL, 1-3 | $83.61 | $104.51 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge, IA HC OCCULT BLD FHG, QUAL, 1-3 | $83.61 | $104.51 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Unity Healthcare Muscatine · Muscatine, IA HC OCCULT BLD FHG, QUAL, 1-3 | $83.61 | $104.51 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC OCCULT BLD FHG, QUAL, 1-3 | $83.61 | $104.51 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health Marshalltown Marshalltown · Marshalltown, IA HC OCCULT BLD FHG, QUAL, 1-3 | $83.61 | $104.51 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC Blood Occult Fecal Hemoglobin Immunoassay Qualitative 1-3 Simultaneous Determinations Diagnostic | $84.50 | $130.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Adair County Memorial Hospital Greenfield · Greenfield, IA Stool analysis for blood, by fecal hemoglobin determination by immunoassay | $90.00 | $120.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinic West Union · West Union, IA BLOOD, OCCULT, QUAL, FECES, 1-3 DETERMINATIONS, BY IMMUNOASSAY, | $108.11 | $182.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Jackson County Regional Health Center Maquoketa · Maquoketa, IA OCCULT BLOOD FECAL IA-SENDOUT | $119.00 | $119.00 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB FECAL OCCULT BLOOD IMMUNOASSAY DIAGNOSTIC | $126.00 | $180.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB FECAL OCCULT BLOOD IMMUNOASSAY DIAGNOSTIC | $126.00 | $180.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC Blood Occult Fecal Hemoglobin Immunoassay Qualitative 1-3 Simultaneous Determinations Diagnostic | $130.00 | $130.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| WinnMed Decorah · Decorah, IA Stool analysis for blood, by fecal hemoglobin determination by immunoassay | $146.30 | $209.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Veterans Memorial Hospital City of Waukon Ia Waukon · Waukon, IA Stool analysis for blood, by fecal hemoglobin determination by immunoassay | $158.46 | $278.00 | Oct 8, 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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 7 | $32.80 | $83.00 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 5 | $28.84 | $47.45 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 3 | $57.00 | $64.20 |
| Dubuque, IA | 3 | $42.90 | $58.50 |
| Iowa City, IA | 3 | $27.75 | $126.00 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 3 | $24.50 | $34.40 |
| Ames, IA | 2 | $40.00 | $45.20 |
| Clinton, IA | 2 | $49.40 | $53.50 |
| Albia, IA | 1 | $50.40 | $50.40 |
| Atlantic, IA | 1 | $64.40 | $64.40 |
| Britt, IA | 1 | $41.25 | $41.25 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $64.28 | $64.28 |
| Centerville, IA | 1 | $66.00 | $66.00 |
| Corning, IA | 1 | $22.05 | $22.05 |
| Corydon, IA | 1 | $57.00 | $57.00 |
| Carroll, IA | 1 | $60.00 | $60.00 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $64.28 | $64.28 |
| Decorah, IA | 1 | $146.30 | $146.30 |
| Elkader, IA | 1 | $42.90 | $42.90 |
| Emmetsburg, IA | 1 | $45.75 | $45.75 |
| Fort Dodge, IA | 1 | $83.61 | $83.61 |
| Greenfield, IA | 1 | $90.00 | $90.00 |
| Grinnell, IA | 1 | $83.61 | $83.61 |
| Guttenberg, IA | 1 | $56.00 | $56.00 |
| Harlan, IA | 1 | $30.74 | $30.74 |
| Harwarden, IA | 1 | $42.50 | $42.50 |
| Lake City, IA | 1 | $48.00 | $48.00 |
| Leon, IA | 1 | $33.60 | $33.60 |
| Manchester, IA | 1 | $33.60 | $33.60 |
| Maquoketa, IA | 1 | $119.00 | $119.00 |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $83.61 | $83.61 |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $78.00 | $78.00 |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $83.61 | $83.61 |
| New Hampton, IA | 1 | $42.90 | $42.90 |
| Pella, IA | 1 | $27.00 | $27.00 |
| Sheldon, IA | 1 | $57.60 | $57.60 |
| Shenandoah, IA | 1 | $33.80 | $33.80 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1 | $83.61 | $83.61 |
| Spencer, IA | 1 | $72.75 | $72.75 |
| Waukon, IA | 1 | $158.46 | $158.46 |
| West Union, IA | 1 | $108.11 | $108.11 |
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
What FIT stool test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: FIT stool test explained.
Stool test for hidden blood by immunoassay (FIT) in other states
- Alabama$55.00
- Alaska$56.25
- Arizona$18.31
- Arkansas$31.98
- California$48.95
- Colorado$95.84
- Connecticut$48.40
- Delaware$57.00
- District of Columbia$135.77, 2 hospitals
- Florida$50.05
- Georgia$36.00
- Hawaii$95.40
- Idaho$71.00
- Illinois$74.49
- Indiana$51.90
- Kansas$51.13
- Kentucky$37.80
- Louisiana$25.38
- Maine$41.00
- Maryland$70.24
- Massachusetts$67.00
- Michigan$47.14
- Minnesota$57.60
- Mississippi$17.40
- Missouri$51.00
- Montana$50.70
- Nebraska$43.21
- Nevada$36.87
- New Hampshire$98.51
- New Jersey$18.31
- New Mexico$67.50
- New York$49.00
- North Carolina$58.50
- North Dakota$84.00
- Ohio$53.53
- Oklahoma$58.28
- Oregon$55.50
- Pennsylvania$36.00
- Puerto Rico$43.03
- Rhode Island$70.88
- South Carolina$58.20
- South Dakota$57.60
- Tennessee$31.84
- Texas$66.67
- Utah$150.48
- Vermont$97.50
- Virginia$77.00
- Washington$72.42
- West Virginia$36.50
- Wisconsin$62.42
- Wyoming$54.32
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.