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 ★ 3/5 229 min 15.8%
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital Elkin, NC $8 $4 ★ 3/5 171 min 15.1%
Washington County Hosp Inc Plymouth, NC $9 16.0%
ECU Health Medical Center Greenville, NC $9 $10 ★ 2/5 280 min 15.9%
Vidant Duplin Hospital Kenansville, NC $9 $10 ★ 3/5 174 min 14.9%
Vidant Chowan Hospital Edenton, NC $9 $10 ★ 3/5 159 min 14.5%
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc Nags Head, NC $9 $10 ★ 4/5 213 min 15.3%
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus Raleigh, NC $10 $7 ★ 4/5 204 min 13.9%
Wakemed, Cary Hospital Cary, NC $10 $6 ★ 5/5 195 min 14.6%
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital Ahoskie, NC $10 $11 ★ 2/5 139 min 16.2%
ECU Health Bertie Hospital Windsor, NC $10 $11 ★ 4/5 162 min 14.4%
UNC Lenoir Health Care Kinston, NC $11 $6 ★ 4/5 200 min 15.8%
ECU Health North Hospital Roanoke Rapids, NC $12 $13 ★ 2/5 202 min 14.6%
Dlp Swain County Hospital Llc Bryson City, NC $13 $13 82 min
High Point Regional Health System High Point, NC $15 $12 ★ 2/5 238 min 15.5%
Rutherford Regional Medical Center Rutherfordton, NC $15 $3 ★ 2/5 141 min 15.5%
Southeastern Regional Medical Center Lumberton, NC $16 $6 ★ 2/5 248 min 16.1%
Duke University Hospital Durham, NC $16 $10 ★ 5/5 296 min 14.9%
Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC $16 $8 ★ 1/5 180 min 15.3%
Duke Regional Hospital Durham, NC $16 $10 ★ 5/5 244 min 14.1%
Wilkes Regional Medical Center North Wilkesboro, NC $17 $17 ★ 3/5 168 min 15.7%
Chatham Hospital Inc Siler City, NC $17 $6 ★ 4/5 214 min 14.0%
Alleghany Memorial Hospital Sparta, NC $20 $14 14.6%
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center Charlotte, NC $24 $11 ★ 5/5 157 min 13.3%
Pardee Hospital Henderson County Hendersonville, NC $26 $6 ★ 5/5 171 min 13.7%

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)
$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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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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