Fecal occult blood (stool) test (guaiac, gFOBT) cost in Connecticut

Prices at 13 hospitals in Connecticut, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $18 — 30% below the US median ($26), roughly 4.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Connecticut Childrens Medical Center Hartford, CT $7 $8
St Francis Hospital & Medical Center Hartford, CT $13 $5 ★ 2/5 275 min 14.8%
Johnson Memorial Hospital Stafford Springs, CT $13 $7 ★ 3/5 178 min 16.0%
Saint Mary's Hospital Waterbury, CT $13 $5 ★ 3/5 267 min 15.5%
Bridgeport Hospital Bridgeport, CT $17 $10 ★ 4/5 134 min 15.6%
Greenwich Hospital Association Greenwich, CT $17 $10 ★ 5/5 177 min 14.7%
Yale-New Haven Hospital New Haven, CT $19 $11 ★ 5/5 204 min 14.2%
Midstate Medical Center Meriden, CT $33 $4 ★ 4/5 223 min 14.9%
Windham Community Memorial Hospital Willimantic, CT $33 $4 ★ 3/5 144 min 15.2%
The Hospital of Central Connecticut New Britain, CT $33 $4 ★ 2/5 161 min 14.6%
William W Backus Hospital Norwich, CT $33 $4 ★ 4/5 166 min 14.4%
Hartford Hospital Hartford, CT $33 $4 ★ 4/5 281 min 15.5%

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated June 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$33
Cash / self-pay
$18
Insurer-negotiated
$5
Medicare pays
$4
$13$33
Median cash $18  ·  Medicare $4  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $18 — about 4.2× the Medicare rate ($4). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($9).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $33 list price could save about $15 (44%).

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