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

Prices at 36 hospitals in Washington, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $19 — 25% below the US median ($26), roughly 4.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Multicare Auburn Medical Center Auburn, WA $7 $5 ★ 2/5 213 min 15.1%
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup, WA $7 $5 ★ 2/5 133 min 15.1%
Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital Tacoma, WA $7 $5 ★ 2/5 210 min 15.1%
Multicare Covington Medical Center Covington, WA $7 $5 ★ 3/5 177 min 14.8%
Newport Community Hospital Newport, WA $10 $9 14.0%
Valley Medical Center Renton, WA $12 $13 ★ 2/5 200 min 13.8%
Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma, WA $13 $5
Deaconess Medical Center Spokane, WA $13 $5 ★ 3/5 181 min 13.2%
Multicare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley, WA $13 $5 ★ 5/5 195 min 14.1%
Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital Tacoma, WA $13 $11
St Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA $16 $5 ★ 4/5 163 min 13.9%
Dayton General Hospital Dayton, WA $16 $29 102 min 14.9%
St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA $17 $5 ★ 5/5 205 min 14.0%
St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA $17 $5 ★ 4/5 204 min 15.1%
St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA $18 $5 ★ 3/5 212 min 14.2%
Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee, WA $19 $6 ★ 3/5 151 min 15.5%
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA $19 $15 ★ 5/5 217 min 15.3%
St Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw, WA $19 $10 ★ 5/5 189 min 14.3%
Peacehealth Peace Island Medical Center Friday Harbor, WA $22 102 min 14.9%
Peacehealth St John Medical Center Longview, WA $26 $5 ★ 4/5 208 min 14.1%
Willapa Harbor Hospital South Bend, WA $28 128 min 14.9%
Prosser Memorial Hospital Prosser, WA $29 $42 ★ 3/5 126 min 15.2%
Olympic Medical Center Port Angeles, WA $30 $22 ★ 3/5 254 min 14.4%
Astria Toppenish Hospital Toppenish, WA $34 $4 148 min 14.8%
East Adams Rural Hospital Ritzville, WA $35 $6

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)
$41
Cash / self-pay
$19
Insurer-negotiated
$5
Medicare pays
$4
$8$47
Median cash $19  ·  Medicare $4  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $19 — about 4.4× 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 $41 list price could save about $22 (53%).

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