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

Prices at 22 hospitals in Arizona, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $24 — 9% below the US median ($26), roughly 5.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Banner Payson Medical Center Payson, AZ $7 $6 ★ 4/5 142 min
Page Hospital Page, AZ $8 $8 78 min
Banner Behavioral Health Hospital Scottsdale, AZ $8 $5
Holy Cross Hospital Nogales, AZ $15 $14 144 min
Benson Hospital Benson, AZ $16 $20 155 min
St. Mary's Hospital Tucson, AZ $17 ★ 2/5 176 min
Northern Cochise Community Hospital, Inc. Willcox, AZ $20 $9
White Mountain Regional Medical Center Springerville, AZ $24 $80 134 min
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert, AZ $24 $9 ★ 5/5 215 min
Verde Valley Medical Center Cottonwood, AZ $26 $6 ★ 4/5 165 min
Chandler Regional Medical Center Chandler, AZ $27 $7 ★ 4/5 142 min
Flagstaff Medical Center Flagstaff, AZ $27 $13 ★ 4/5 214 min
Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center Globe, AZ $32 $58 ★ 2/5 118 min
Copper Queen Community Hospital Bisbee, AZ $71 $25 120 min
East Valley Er & Hospital Gilbert, AZ $104
Abrazo Arrowhead Hospital Glendale, AZ $146 ★ 2/5 132 min
Valley View Medical Center Fort Mohave, AZ $172 $6 ★ 2/5 152 min

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 September 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)
$33
Cash / self-pay
$24
Insurer-negotiated
$8
Medicare pays
$4
$6$112
Median cash $24  ·  Medicare $4  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $24 — about 5.4× 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 $33 list price could save about $9 (29%).

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