Fecal occult blood (stool) test (guaiac, gFOBT) cost in San Antonio, TX

Prices at 5 hospitals in San Antonio, TX, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $171 — 556% above the US median ($26), roughly 38.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Foundation Surgical Hospital of San Antonio San Antonio, TX $44 $5 14.2%
South Texas Spine and Surgical Hospital San Antonio, TX $80 $4 132 min 14.4%
Methodist Hospital San Antonio, TX $262 $4 ★ 4/5 134 min 15.8%
Methodist Hospital Stone Oak San Antonio, TX $262 $4 ★ 4/5 172 min 15.4%

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)
$171
Cash / self-pay
$171
Insurer-negotiated
$4
Medicare pays
$4
$55$262
Median cash $171  ·  Medicare $4  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $171 — about 38.9× the Medicare rate ($4). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($9).

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