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

Prices at 8 hospitals in Dallas, TX, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $19 — 27% below the US median ($26), roughly 4.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Dallas Medical Center Dallas, TX $4 $4 ★ 3/5 133 min 13.7%
UT of Texas Southwestern University Hospital-William P. Clements Jr. Dallas, TX $12 $5 ★ 4/5 314 min 15.9%
Methodist Dallas Medical Center Dallas, TX $19 $7 ★ 3/5 225 min 14.1%
Methodist Charlton Medical Center Dallas, TX $19 $5 ★ 3/5 205 min 15.5%
Medical City Green Oaks Hospital Dallas, TX $40 $5
North Central Surgical Center Llp Dallas, TX $67 $42 107 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 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)
$39
Cash / self-pay
$19
Insurer-negotiated
$5
Medicare pays
$4
$8$54
Median cash $19  ·  Medicare $4  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $19 — about 4.3× 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 $39 list price could save about $20 (51%).

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Doctors who perform this in Dallas

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
Deborah Fuller, M.D.Obstetrics & GynecologyDallas, TX40
Raymond Khouw, MDObstetrics & GynecologyDallas, TX25
Blake Hatfield, M.D.Internal MedicineDallas, TX11

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