Fecal occult blood (stool) test cost in Michigan

Prices at 68 hospitals in Michigan, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $29 — 23% below the US median ($38), roughly 2.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Edward W Sparrow Hospital Lansing, MI $5 $4 ★ 3/5 301 min 13.6%
Lake Huron Medical Center Port Huron, MI $10 $8 ★ 4/5 169 min 14.6%
Garden City Hospital Garden City, MI $10 $8 ★ 2/5 108 min 16.3%
Sparrow Ionia Hospital Ionia, MI $10 $13 ★ 2/5 158 min 15.2%
University of Michigan Health-West Wyoming, MI $11 ★ 4/5 184 min 14.5%
Hillsdale Hospital Hillsdale, MI $13 $9 ★ 3/5 188 min 14.9%
Hills & Dales General Hospital Cass City, MI $13 $38 ★ 4/5 94 min 14.7%
McLaren Northern Michigan Petoskey, MI $16 $4 ★ 3/5 150 min 14.8%
University of Michigan Health System Ann Arbor, MI $17 $20 ★ 4/5 358 min 15.3%
Forest Health Medical Center Ypsilanti, MI $17 $5
McLaren Caro Region Caro, MI $17 $3 70 min
Tawas St Joseph Hospital Tawas City, MI $19 $7 ★ 3/5 124 min 14.8%
McLaren Bay Region Bay City, MI $20 $4 ★ 1/5 170 min 16.3%
Trinity Health Livingston Hospital Howell, MI $20 $26 ★ 4/5 161 min 14.6%
McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI $20 $4 ★ 2/5 106 min 15.2%
Hurley Medical Center Flint, MI $22 $9 ★ 2/5 169 min 15.6%
Ascension Genesys Hospital Grand Blanc, MI $22 $14 ★ 3/5 231 min 15.2%
Marlette Regional Hospital Marlette, MI $22 $8 107 min 15.0%
McLaren Greater Lansing Lansing, MI $23 $4 ★ 3/5 259 min 14.7%
Bronson Methodist Hospital Kalamazoo, MI $25 $20 ★ 4/5 230 min 15.1%
Bronson Battle Creek Hospital Battle Creek, MI $25 $19 ★ 3/5 192 min 15.4%
Bronson South Haven Hospital South Haven, MI $25 $20 138 min 15.3%
Battle Creek VA Medical Center Battle Creek, MI $25 $19
Bronson Lakeview Hospital Paw Paw, MI $25 $23 ★ 5/5 151 min 14.8%
Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield and Novi Southfield, MI $26 $13 ★ 4/5 192 min 14.2%

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)
$54
Cash / self-pay
$29
Insurer-negotiated
$16
Medicare pays
$10
$14$61
Median cash $29  ·  Medicare $10  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $29 — about 2.9× the Medicare rate ($10). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($20).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $54 list price could save about $25 (45%).

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