Fecal occult blood (stool) test cost in Arkansas

Prices at 40 hospitals in Arkansas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $24 — 39% below the US median ($39), roughly 2.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Baptist Health Medical Center-Arkadelphia Arkadelphia, AR $5 $13 — 94 min —
Baptist Health Medical Center Heber Springs Heber Springs, AR $6 $26 ★ 3/5 110 min —
CHI-St Vincent Infirmary Little Rock, AR $7 $5 ★ 3/5 173 min —
Howard Memorial Hospital Nashville, AR $9 $22 ★ 3/5 109 min —
Unity Health-Jacksonville Jacksonville, AR $9 — — 130 min —
Unity Health-Newport Newport, AR $9 — — 103 min —
Baptist Health-Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR $11 $13 ★ 2/5 124 min —
St Vincent Medical Center/north Sherwood, AR $11 $5 ★ 4/5 128 min —
Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock North Little Rock, AR $11 $13 ★ 1/5 186 min —
Baptist Health Medical Center-Stuttgart Stuttgart, AR $11 $13 ★ 3/5 106 min —
Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock Little Rock, AR $11 $13 ★ 3/5 140 min —
CHI St Vincent Morrilton Morrilton, AR $12 $16 — 98 min —
Baptist Health-Van Buren Van Buren, AR $14 $20 — 71 min —
Baptist Health Medical Center-Drew County Monticello, AR $14 $20 ★ 2/5 122 min —
Baptist Health Medical Center-Hot Springs County Malvern, AR $14 $20 — 100 min —
Baptist Health Medical Center-Conway Conway, AR $14 $20 ★ 2/5 145 min —
Lawrence Memorial Hospital Walnut Ridge, AR $16 $15 — 90 min —
Washington Regional Medical Center Fayetteville, AR $18 $13 ★ 4/5 222 min —
Baxter Health Mountain Home, AR $22 $10 ★ 2/5 184 min —
Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc. Jonesboro, AR $24 $7 ★ 3/5 128 min —
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden, Inc West Memphis, AR $24 $7 — 139 min —
Southwest Arkansas Regional Medical Center Llc Hope, AR $24 $60 — 76 min —
Southwest Regional Medical Center Llc Hope, AR $24 $60 — — —
Jefferson Regional Medical Center Pine Bluff, AR $25 $5 ★ 1/5 198 min —
Arkansas Children's Hospital Little Rock, AR $29 $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 October 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)
$55
Cash / self-pay
$24
Insurer-negotiated
$15
Medicare pays
$10
$9$46
Median cash $24  ·  Medicare $10  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $24 — about 2.3× the Medicare rate ($10). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($20).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $55 list price could save about $32 (57%).

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