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

Prices at 34 hospitals in Indiana, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $49 — 88% above the US median ($26), roughly 11.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Deaconess Hospital Inc Evansville, IN $8 $7 ★ 2/5 189 min 15.3%
Johnson Memorial Hospital Franklin, IN $9 $5 ★ 5/5 144 min 14.9%
Margaret Mary Community Hospital Inc Batesville, IN $9 132 min 15.1%
Community Hospital of Bremen Inc Bremen, IN $12 $9 94 min 14.6%
Memorial Hospital of South Bend South Bend, IN $12 $6 ★ 2/5 198 min 14.7%
Ascension St Vincent Evansville Evansville, IN $14 $4 ★ 4/5 166 min 14.1%
Ascension St Vincent Warrick Boonville, IN $14 $3 95 min 15.0%
Good Samaritan Hospital Vincennes, IN $15 $15 ★ 2/5 117 min 14.2%
Ascension St Vincent Hospital Indianapolis, IN $15 $7 ★ 2/5 125 min 13.9%
Ascension St Vincent Clay Brazil, IN $15 $7 143 min 15.3%
Union Hospital Inc Terre Haute, IN $32 $5 ★ 3/5 185 min 16.5%
Terre Haute Regional Hospital Terre Haute, IN $32 $5 ★ 2/5 138 min 15.5%
The Women's Hospital Newburgh, IN $46 $4 ★ 5/5 128 min
Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center Mishawaka, IN $49 $4 ★ 2/5 188 min 14.9%
St Joseph Health System, Llc Fort Wayne, IN $49 $4 ★ 4/5 131 min 14.8%
Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center-Plymouth Plymouth, IN $49 $9 ★ 4/5 138 min 13.7%
Ascension St Vincent Salem Salem, IN $53 $3 127 min 14.8%
Union Hospital Clinton Clinton, IN $58 $7 ★ 2/5 120 min 15.4%
Ascension St Vincent Williamsport Williamsport, IN $63 $4 120 min 15.4%
Ascension St Vincent Anderson Anderson, IN $70 $4 ★ 2/5 224 min 15.8%
Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood, IN $70 $4 102 min 15.0%
Ascension St Vincent Kokomo Kokomo, IN $72 $4 ★ 4/5 172 min 14.5%
Ascension St Vincent Jennings North Vernon, IN $77 $4 123 min 15.2%
Greene County General Hospital Linton, IN $79 $4 ★ 4/5 128 min 14.8%
St Vincent Heart Center Carmel, IN $81 $3 ★ 5/5 185 min 15.0%

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)
$75
Cash / self-pay
$49
Insurer-negotiated
$4
Medicare pays
$4
$9$81
Median cash $49  ·  Medicare $4  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $49 — about 11.1× 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 $75 list price could save about $26 (35%).

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