Fecal occult blood (stool) test cost in Colorado

Prices at 52 hospitals in Colorado, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $56 — 44% above the US median ($39), roughly 5.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins, CO $9 $16 — 118 min —
Banner North Colorado Medical Center Greeley, CO $9 $16 ★ 4/5 137 min —
Banner North Co Medical Center-Loveland Campus Loveland, CO $9 $16 ★ 3/5 140 min —
Sterling Regional Medcenter Sterling, CO $13 $16 ★ 3/5 97 min —
Denver Health & Hospital Authority Denver, CO $13 $16 ★ 3/5 208 min —
National Jewish Health Denver, CO $14 $15 — — —
Uchealth Greeley Hospital Greeley, CO $18 $16 ★ 4/5 132 min —
St Thomas More Hospital Canon City, CO $20 $33 ★ 4/5 143 min —
Poudre Valley Hospital Fort Collins, CO $21 $16 ★ 5/5 127 min —
Medical Center of the Rockies Loveland, CO $21 $16 ★ 5/5 133 min —
East Morgan County Hospital Brush, CO $23 $27 — 111 min —
Southwest Memorial Hospital Cortez, CO $27 $50 ★ 4/5 106 min —
VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System Aurora, CO $30 $29 ★ 5/5 — —
Children's Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO $30 $29 — — —
Children's Hospital Colorado-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO $30 $29 — — —
Vail Health Hospital Vail, CO $32 — ★ 5/5 141 min —
St Mary-Corwin Hospital Pueblo, CO $33 $14 ★ 4/5 164 min —
Grand River Hospital District Rifle, CO $36 $4 — 110 min —
Boulder Community Health Boulder, CO $39 $29 ★ 4/5 135 min —
Memorial Hospital, The Craig, CO $42 $55 — 122 min —
Community Hospital Grand Junction, CO $45 $16 ★ 4/5 135 min —
Orthocolorado Hosp at St Anthony Med Campus Lakewood, CO $48 $12 — — —
St Elizabeth Hospital Fort Morgan, CO $48 $16 ★ 4/5 106 min —
University of Colorado Hospital Authority Aurora, CO $51 $38 ★ 5/5 102 min —
Animas Surgical Hospital, Llc Durango, CO $55 $4 — 99 min —

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)
$96
Cash / self-pay
$56
Insurer-negotiated
$16
Medicare pays
$10
$15$110
Median cash $56  ·  Medicare $10  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $56 — about 5.5× the Medicare rate ($10). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($20).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $96 list price could save about $40 (42%).

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