Fecal occult blood (stool) test cost in Georgia

Prices at 60 hospitals in Georgia, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $51 — 33% above the US median ($38), roughly 5.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Sgmc Health Valdosta, GA $16 $18 ★ 2/5 204 min 16.7%
Sgmc Berrien Campus Nashville, GA $16 $19 83 min
Sgmc Health Lanier Lakeland, GA $16 $16 83 min
CHI Memorial Hospital-Georgia Ringgold, GA $16 $17 ★ 3/5 118 min 14.8%
Wills Memorial Hospital Washington, GA $17 $22 108 min 14.7%
Clinch Memorial Hospital Homerville, GA $18 $33 93 min
Stephens County Hospital Toccoa, GA $19 $14 ★ 2/5 124 min 15.3%
Mountain Lakes Medical Center Clayton, GA $20 $38 107 min 15.2%
Bleckley Memorial Hospital Cochran, GA $21 $45 125 min 14.9%
Warm Springs Medical Center Warm Springs, GA $21 $31 79 min
Colquitt Regional Medical Center Moultrie, GA $23 $19 ★ 4/5 164 min 16.3%
Crisp Regional Hospital Cordele, GA $25 $7 ★ 2/5 180 min 15.5%
St Mary's Hospital Athens, GA $25 $4 ★ 1/5 133 min 14.9%
Miller County Hospital Colquitt, GA $27 $25 80 min 15.1%
Tanner Medical Center-Carrollton Carrollton, GA $27 $10 ★ 2/5 191 min 15.6%
Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica Villa Rica, GA $27 $11 ★ 3/5 146 min 15.9%
Higgins General Hospital Bremen, GA $27 127 min
Tift Regional Medical Center Tifton, GA $28 $25 ★ 3/5 252 min 15.7%
Southwell Medical, a Campus of Trmc Adel, GA $28 $24 15.0%
Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center Macon, GA $34 $22 ★ 2/5 184 min 15.0%
Navicent Health Baldwin Milledgeville, GA $34 $22 ★ 2/5 197 min 14.8%
Coffee Regional Medical Center, Inc Douglas, GA $38 ★ 3/5 213 min 15.5%
Atrium Health Navicent Peach Byron, GA $39 $33 ★ 1/5 177 min 15.8%
Monroe County Hospital Forsyth, GA $42 $4 150 min 15.2%
Memorial Hospital and Manor Bainbridge, GA $48 $32 ★ 1/5 168 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)
$69
Cash / self-pay
$51
Insurer-negotiated
$17
Medicare pays
$10
$16$86
Median cash $51  ·  Medicare $10  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $51 — about 5.0× the Medicare rate ($10). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($20).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $69 list price could save about $18 (26%).

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