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

Prices at 52 hospitals in Georgia, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $72 — 177% above the US median ($26), roughly 16.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
CHI Memorial Hospital-Georgia Ringgold, GA $12 $5 ★ 3/5 118 min 14.8%
Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center Macon, GA $14 $18 ★ 2/5 184 min 15.0%
Navicent Health Baldwin Milledgeville, GA $14 $18 ★ 2/5 197 min 14.8%
St Mary's Hospital Athens, GA $15 $4 ★ 1/5 133 min 14.9%
Miller County Hospital Colquitt, GA $16 $24 80 min 15.1%
Colquitt Regional Medical Center Moultrie, GA $19 $19 ★ 4/5 164 min 16.3%
Mountain Lakes Medical Center Clayton, GA $20 $38 107 min 15.2%
Warm Springs Medical Center Warm Springs, GA $21 $31 79 min
Atrium Health Navicent Peach Byron, GA $22 $23 ★ 1/5 177 min 15.8%
Crisp Regional Hospital Cordele, GA $25 $7 ★ 2/5 180 min 15.5%
Optim Medical Center-Tattnall Reidsville, GA $30 68 min 15.2%
Memorial Hospital and Manor Bainbridge, GA $35 $23 ★ 1/5 168 min 15.4%
Coffee Regional Medical Center, Inc Douglas, GA $38 ★ 3/5 213 min 15.5%
Tanner Medical Center-Carrollton Carrollton, GA $40 $5 ★ 2/5 191 min 15.6%
Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica Villa Rica, GA $40 $5 ★ 3/5 146 min 15.9%
Higgins General Hospital Bremen, GA $40 127 min
Monroe County Hospital Forsyth, GA $42 $4 150 min 15.2%
Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center Rome, GA $54 $29 ★ 2/5 154 min 15.2%
Piedmont Newton Hospital Covington, GA $72 $10 ★ 3/5 214 min 14.8%
Piedmont Walton Hospital Monroe, GA $72 $112 ★ 4/5 137 min 15.5%
Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center Athens, GA $72 $10 ★ 4/5 183 min 15.5%
Piedmont Hospital, Inc Atlanta, GA $72 $11 ★ 4/5 255 min 14.8%
Piedmont Rockdale Hospital Conyers, GA $72 $11 ★ 3/5 220 min 15.7%
Piedmont Henry Hospital Stockbridge, GA $72 $11 ★ 2/5 244 min 14.7%
Piedmont Fayette Hospital Fayetteville, GA $72 $11 ★ 3/5 281 min 15.3%

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)
$100
Cash / self-pay
$72
Insurer-negotiated
$11
Medicare pays
$4
$10$76
Median cash $72  ·  Medicare $4  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $72 — about 16.5× 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 $100 list price could save about $28 (28%).

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