FIT stool test cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 40 hospitals publish a cash price for stool test for hidden blood by immunoassay (FIT): from $6.44 to $260.00, with a median of $25.38. The lowest price is at Acadia General Hospital (Crowley). The highest price is 40.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $25.38, is 52% below the US median of $53.38.
- That is 1.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($15.92).
- Louisiana ranks 4th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 40 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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$6.44Acadia General Hospital
Median$25.38half of hospitals charge less
Highest$260.00in Louisiana
Lowest saves$18.94vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acadia General Hospital lowest Crowley · Lafayette, LA HC FECAL IMMUNOASSAY OCCULT BLOOD - RL | $6.44 | $28.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Stool Analysis for Blood | $7.42 | $53.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Stool Analysis for Blood | $8.26 | $59.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Stool Analysis for Blood | $8.26 | $59.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Stool Analysis for Blood | $8.26 | $59.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Stool Analysis for Blood | $8.26 | $59.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Stool Analysis for Blood | $9.44 | $59.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Stool Analysis for Blood | $9.44 | $59.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC FECAL IMMUNOASSAY OCCULT BLOOD - RL | $9.88 | $38.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC FECAL IMMUNOASSAY OCCULT BLOOD | $12.15 | $45.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe · Monroe, LA HC FECAL IMMUNOASSAY OCCULT BLOOD | $12.19 | $53.01 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC FECAL IMMUNOASSAY OCCULT BLOOD | $12.60 | $45.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA West Monroe · Monroe, LA RL BLOOD FECAL IMMUNO | $15.60 | $53.62 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St. Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge · Lafayette, LA HC FECAL IMMUNOASSAY OCCULT BLOOD - RL | $18.60 | $62.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC FECAL IMMUNOASSAY OCCULT BLOOD | $20.24 | $92.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC FECAL IMMUNOASSAY OCCULT BLOOD | $21.15 | $45.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan · Lafayette, LA HC FECAL IMMUNOASSAY OCCULT BLOOD - RL | $22.95 | $51.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC FECAL IMMUNOASSAY OCCULT BLOOD | $23.52 | $112.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Stool Analysis for Blood | $24.20 | $110.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC FECAL IMMUNOASSAY OCCULT BLOOD | $24.44 | $94.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC FECAL IMMUNOASSAY OCCULT BLOOD - RL | $26.32 | $94.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Frances Cabrini Hospital Alexandria · Alexandria, LA HC 82274 OCCULT BLOOD FECAL, IMMUNO | $26.78 | $103.00 | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC FECAL IMMUNOASSAY OCCULT BLOOD | $27.84 | $87.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA HC FECAL IMMUNOASSAY OCCULT BLOOD | $28.16 | $88.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Madison Parish Hospital Tallulah · Tallulah, LA OCCULT BLOOD FECAL IMMUNOASSAY | $35.43 | $70.85 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| North Oaks Medical Center Drive. Hammond · Hammond, LA Fecal Globin by Immunochemistry | $35.43 | $170.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC FECAL IMMUNOASSAY OCCULT BLOOD | $36.96 | $84.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Occ Bld Fhg Ql Fec Sing 1-3 | $38.21 | $47.76 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Acadian Medical Center Eunice · Lafayette, LA ASSAY TEST FOR BLOOD FECAL | $38.25 | $127.50 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings · Lake Charles, LA HC FECAL IMMUNOASSAY OCCULT BLOOD | $38.76 | $114.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Richland Parish Hospital-Delhi Delhi · Monroe, LA Stool analysis for blood, by fecal hemoglobin determination by immunoassay | $39.00 | $60.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Opelousas General Main Campus Opelousas · Opelousas, LA Immunological Fecal Occult Blood | $42.50 | $85.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Rapides Regional Medical Center Alexandria · Alexandria, LA Blood, occult, by fecal hemoglobin determination by immunoassay, qualitative, feces, 1-3 simultaneous determinations | $45.00 | $45.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Lake Charles · Lake Charles, LA OCCULT BLD FHG QUAL 1 3 | $48.60 | $81.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA OCCULT BLD; IMMUNOASSAY | $59.64 | $85.20 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center Independence · Hammond, LA ASSAY TEST FOR BLOOD FECAL | $61.65 | $102.75 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Bunkie General Hospital Bunkie · Bunkie, LA OCCULT BLOOD (IFOB) | $67.59 | $67.59 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Bayou Bend Health System Franklin · Morgan City, LA Stool analysis for blood, by fecal hemoglobin determination by immunoassay | $74.20 | $106.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Parish Hospital Jonesboro · Jonesboro, LA Occult Blood, Fecal, Immunoassay | $108.00 | $108.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hardtner Medical Center Olla · Olla, LA ColoFIT, Occult Blood, Fecal, IA LC | $260.00 | $325.00 | Apr 1, 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 | 11 | $7.42 | $9.44 |
| Lafayette, LA | 6 | $6.44 | $20.78 |
| Monroe, LA | 3 | $12.19 | $15.60 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 3 | $24.44 | $26.32 |
| Alexandria, LA | 2 | $26.78 | $35.89 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 2 | $28.16 | $43.90 |
| Hammond, LA | 2 | $35.43 | $48.54 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 2 | $21.15 | $29.06 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 2 | $38.76 | $43.68 |
| Bunkie, LA | 1 | $67.59 | $67.59 |
| Jonesboro, LA | 1 | $108.00 | $108.00 |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $74.20 | $74.20 |
| Olla, LA | 1 | $260.00 | $260.00 |
| Opelousas, LA | 1 | $42.50 | $42.50 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $8.26 | $8.26 |
| Tallulah, LA | 1 | $35.43 | $35.43 |
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
- Iowa$58.50
- Kansas$51.13
- Kentucky$37.80
- 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.