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

Prices at 87 hospitals in New York, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $22 — 14% below the US median ($26), roughly 5.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
St Joseph's Medical Center Yonkers, NY $4 $4 ★ 1/5 202 min 15.2%
Geneva General Hospital Geneva, NY $5 $5 ★ 2/5 183 min 16.9%
NYU Langone Hospitals New York, NY $5 $11 ★ 5/5 206 min 13.1%
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital of Yates Penn Yan, NY $5 $6 110 min 15.0%
Bertrand Chaffee Hospital Springville, NY $6 $4 144 min 15.2%
Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY $8 $4 ★ 3/5 197 min 15.3%
Mount St. Mary's Hospital & Health Center Lewiston, NY $8 $4 ★ 2/5 163 min 15.3%
Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY $8 $4 ★ 2/5 309 min 14.8%
Bronxcare Hospital Center Bronx, NY $10 ★ 1/5 184 min 16.7%
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls, NY $10 $5 ★ 1/5 236 min 15.3%
St Peter's Hospital Albany, NY $11 $11 ★ 2/5 374 min 14.8%
Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New York Troy, NY $11 $11 ★ 3/5 243 min 14.3%
Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY $11 $4 ★ 2/5 237 min 15.8%
Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY $11 $4 ★ 2/5 206 min 16.3%
United Memorial Medical Center Batavia, NY $11 $4 ★ 2/5 164 min 14.7%
Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic Clifton Springs, NY $11 $4 ★ 2/5 168 min 16.1%
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica, NY $13 $4 ★ 1/5 237 min 15.7%
Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing, NY $13 $4 ★ 2/5 217 min 15.6%
Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY $14 $4 ★ 1/5 164 min 16.7%
Wynn Hospital Utica, NY $14 $4 ★ 1/5 215 min 15.6%
Unity Hospital Rochester, NY $14 $4 ★ 2/5 294 min 15.3%
Unity Specialty Hospital Rochester, NY $14 $4
Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, Inc Binghamton, NY $17 $4 ★ 3/5 240 min 15.3%
Kenmore Mercy Hospital Kenmore, NY $17 $4 ★ 3/5 230 min 14.4%
UPMC Chautauqua at Wca Jamestown, NY $20 $6 ★ 2/5 160 min 16.0%

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)
$35
Cash / self-pay
$22
Insurer-negotiated
$5
Medicare pays
$4
$7$79
Median cash $22  ·  Medicare $4  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $22 — about 5.1× 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 $35 list price could save about $13 (36%).

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