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

Prices at 31 hospitals in Virginia, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $30 — 15% above the US median ($26), roughly 6.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Dickenson Community Hospital Clintwood, VA $9 $11 109 min
Lee County Community Hospital Pennington Gap, VA $9 $8 112 min 15.2%
Russell County Hospital Lebanon, VA $9 $5 ★ 4/5 117 min 15.8%
Smyth County Community Hospital Marion, VA $9 $5 ★ 3/5 142 min 14.7%
Johnston Memorial Hospital Abingdon, VA $9 $5 ★ 3/5 186 min 15.1%
Lonesome Pine Hospital Big Stone Gap, VA $9 $5 ★ 4/5 132 min 15.7%
Bon Secours Southern Virginia Medical Center Emporia, VA $14 ★ 4/5 112 min 14.0%
Rappahannock General Hospital Kilmarnock, VA $16 ★ 4/5 134 min 14.8%
Mary Washington Hospital Fredericksburg, VA $18 $6 ★ 3/5 171 min 15.4%
Stafford Hospital, Llc Stafford, VA $18 $6 ★ 4/5 181 min 15.8%
Twin County Regional Hospital Galax, VA $19 ★ 2/5 204 min 14.6%
Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center Portsmouth, VA $30 ★ 3/5 167 min 14.8%
Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center Suffolk, VA $30
Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg, VA $38 ★ 2/5 130 min 15.8%
Dominion Hospital Falls Church, VA $48 $14
Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Richmond, VA $61 116 min 14.9%
Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA $61 ★ 3/5 132 min 14.8%
Clinch Valley Medical Center Richlands, VA $124 ★ 3/5 176 min 16.0%
Lewisgale Hospital Pulaski Pulaski, VA $133 $21 ★ 4/5 130 min 15.1%
Wythe County Community Hospital Wytheville, VA $144 ★ 3/5 158 min 13.9%
Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center Fredericksburg, VA $159 $23 ★ 3/5 116 min 15.6%
Lewisgale Hospital Montgomery Blacksburg, VA $168 $21 ★ 3/5 130 min 14.4%
Stonesprings Hospital Center Dulles, VA $196 $22 ★ 4/5 124 min 14.9%
Reston Hospital Center Reston, VA $196 $21 ★ 3/5 150 min 15.1%

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 August 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)
$57
Cash / self-pay
$30
Insurer-negotiated
$8
Medicare pays
$4
$9$165
Median cash $30  ·  Medicare $4  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $30 — about 6.8× 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 $57 list price could save about $27 (47%).

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