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

Prices at 34 hospitals in Arkansas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $16 — 37% below the US median ($26), roughly 3.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Baptist Health Medical Center-Arkadelphia Arkadelphia, AR $4 $7 95 min 15.2%
CHI-St Vincent Infirmary Little Rock, AR $7 $5 ★ 3/5 183 min 14.7%
Howard Memorial Hospital Nashville, AR $9 $22 ★ 3/5 106 min 15.4%
University of Arkansas Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR $9 $5 ★ 2/5 253 min 14.7%
Baxter Health Mountain Home, AR $9 $5 ★ 2/5 190 min 15.7%
Unity Health-Jacksonville Jacksonville, AR $9 130 min 15.2%
Unity Health-Newport Newport, AR $9 104 min 15.4%
Arkansas State Hospital Little Rock, AR $9 $5
Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock North Little Rock, AR $9 $6 ★ 1/5 213 min 15.8%
Baptist Health-Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR $9 $6 ★ 2/5 114 min 15.2%
Baptist Health Medical Center-Stuttgart Stuttgart, AR $9 $6 ★ 3/5 101 min 15.0%
Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock Little Rock, AR $9 $6 ★ 3/5 146 min 16.1%
Jefferson Regional Medical Center Pine Bluff, AR $10 $4 ★ 1/5 200 min 15.3%
St Vincent Medical Center/north Sherwood, AR $11 $5 ★ 4/5 126 min 15.0%
Conway Regional Medical Center, Inc Conway, AR $12 $4 ★ 2/5 176 min 16.1%
Washington Regional Medical Center Fayetteville, AR $12 $13 ★ 4/5 216 min 13.3%
Lawrence Memorial Hospital Walnut Ridge, AR $16 $5 93 min 15.0%
Dardanelle Regional Medical Center Dardanelle, AR $16 $7 67 min 14.9%
Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc. Jonesboro, AR $24 $7 ★ 3/5 128 min 15.3%
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden, Inc West Memphis, AR $24 $7 147 min 14.7%
Southwest Arkansas Regional Medical Center Llc Hope, AR $24 $60 98 min 14.7%
Southwest Regional Medical Center Llc Hope, AR $24 $60
Arkansas Children's Hospital Little Rock, AR $29 $6
Arkansas Children's Northwest, Inc Springdale, AR $29 $6
Mercy Hospital Paris Paris, AR $31 $14 ★ 5/5 117 min 14.4%

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 July 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)
$36
Cash / self-pay
$16
Insurer-negotiated
$6
Medicare pays
$4
$9$39
Median cash $16  ·  Medicare $4  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $16 — about 3.7× 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 $36 list price could save about $20 (55%).

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