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

Prices at 63 hospitals in Michigan, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $23 — 11% below the US median ($26), roughly 5.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Lake Huron Medical Center Port Huron, MI $4 $4 ★ 4/5 168 min
Garden City Hospital Garden City, MI $4 $4 ★ 2/5 114 min
McLaren Caro Region Caro, MI $4 $3 72 min
McKenzie Health System Sandusky, MI $5 $4 133 min
Hills & Dales General Hospital Cass City, MI $6 $23 ★ 4/5 91 min
McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI $9 $4 ★ 2/5 103 min
Tawas St Joseph Hospital Tawas City, MI $9 $5 ★ 3/5 113 min
McLaren Northern Michigan Petoskey, MI $10 $4 ★ 3/5 157 min
McLaren Flint Flint, MI $10 $4 ★ 2/5 178 min
Hurley Medical Center Flint, MI $11 $5 ★ 2/5 190 min
University of Michigan Health-West Wyoming, MI $11 ★ 4/5 188 min
Hillsdale Hospital Hillsdale, MI $13 $5 ★ 3/5 180 min
McLaren Thumb Region Bad Axe, MI $14 $3 ★ 5/5 119 min
Saint Mary's Standish Community Hospital Standish, MI $14 $4 ★ 4/5 100 min
Promedica Monroe Regional Hospital Monroe, MI $15 $13 ★ 1/5 172 min
Promedica Charles and Virginia Hickman Hospital Adrian, MI $16 $10 ★ 3/5 172 min
Ascension Genesys Hospital Grand Blanc, MI $16 $4 ★ 3/5 231 min
McLaren Bay Region Bay City, MI $17 $4 ★ 1/5 169 min
University of Michigan Health System Ann Arbor, MI $17 $21 ★ 4/5 345 min
Forest Health Medical Center Ypsilanti, MI $17 $5
Trinity Health Oakland Hospital Pontiac, MI $18 $8 ★ 2/5 200 min
Trinity Health Livingston Hospital Howell, MI $18 $7 ★ 4/5 163 min
Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital Ann Arbor, MI $18 $8 ★ 4/5 241 min
Chelsea Hospital Chelsea, MI $18 $7 ★ 4/5 196 min
Trinity Health Muskegon Hospital Muskegon, MI $21 $18 ★ 3/5 220 min

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 September 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)
$34
Cash / self-pay
$23
Insurer-negotiated
$5
Medicare pays
$4
$9$43
Median cash $23  ·  Medicare $4  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $23 — about 5.3× 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 $34 list price could save about $10 (31%).

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