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

Prices at 65 hospitals in North Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $27 — 5% above the US median ($26), roughly 6.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Vidant Edgecombe Hospital Tarboro, NC $8 $9 ★ 3/5 239 min
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital Elkin, NC $8 $4 ★ 3/5 168 min
Washington County Hosp Inc Plymouth, NC $9
ECU Health Medical Center Greenville, NC $9 $10 ★ 2/5 289 min
Vidant Duplin Hospital Kenansville, NC $9 $10 ★ 3/5 170 min
Vidant Chowan Hospital Edenton, NC $9 $10 ★ 3/5 164 min
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc Nags Head, NC $9 $10 ★ 4/5 208 min
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus Raleigh, NC $10 $7 ★ 4/5 204 min
Wakemed, Cary Hospital Cary, NC $10 $6 ★ 5/5 196 min
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital Ahoskie, NC $10 $11 ★ 2/5 140 min
ECU Health Bertie Hospital Windsor, NC $10 $11 ★ 4/5 166 min
UNC Lenoir Health Care Kinston, NC $11 $6 ★ 4/5 194 min
ECU Health North Hospital Roanoke Rapids, NC $12 $13 ★ 2/5 212 min
Dlp Swain County Hospital Llc Bryson City, NC $13 $13 81 min
High Point Regional Health System High Point, NC $15 $12 ★ 2/5 247 min
Rutherford Regional Medical Center Rutherfordton, NC $15 $3 ★ 2/5 144 min
Southeastern Regional Medical Center Lumberton, NC $16 $6 ★ 2/5 248 min
Duke University Hospital Durham, NC $16 $10 ★ 5/5 317 min
Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC $16 $8 ★ 1/5 190 min
Duke Regional Hospital Durham, NC $16 $10 ★ 5/5 255 min
Wilkes Regional Medical Center North Wilkesboro, NC $17 $17 ★ 3/5 164 min
Chatham Hospital Inc Siler City, NC $17 $6 ★ 4/5 222 min
Alleghany Memorial Hospital Sparta, NC $20 $14
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center Charlotte, NC $24 $11 ★ 5/5 162 min
Pardee Hospital Henderson County Hendersonville, NC $26 $6 ★ 5/5 158 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)
$48
Cash / self-pay
$27
Insurer-negotiated
$11
Medicare pays
$4
$9$46
Median cash $27  ·  Medicare $4  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $27 — about 6.2× 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 $48 list price could save about $20 (43%).

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