Fecal occult blood (stool) test cost in Illinois

Prices at 88 hospitals in Illinois, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $55 — 42% above the US median ($39), roughly 5.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Saint Anthony Hospital Chicago, IL $9 $13 ★ 2/5 191 min 16.5%
Amita Health Resurrection Medical Center Chicago, IL $10 $8 ★ 3/5 184 min 14.0%
Saint Joseph Medical Center Joliet, IL $19 $7 ★ 1/5 204 min 15.6%
Presence St Marys Hospital Kankakee, IL $19 $7 ★ 4/5 146 min 14.0%
Presence Mercy Medical Center Aurora, IL $19 $7 ★ 3/5 194 min 14.4%
Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center Chicago, IL $19 $7 ★ 3/5 189 min 14.2%
Saint Joseph Hospital-Elgin Elgin, IL $19 $7 ★ 4/5 145 min 14.3%
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital-Chicago Chicago, IL $19 $7 ★ 4/5 137 min 14.9%
John H Stroger Jr Hospital Chicago, IL $20 $6 ★ 2/5 280 min 15.0%
Provident Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $20 $6 222 min 15.5%
Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $20 $23
Larabida Childrens Hospital I Chicago, IL $20 $23
Riverside Medical Center Kankakee, IL $21 $17 ★ 4/5 168 min 15.0%
Touchette Regional Hospital Inc Centreville, IL $28 $12 126 min
Alton Memorial Hospital Alton, IL $33 $28 ★ 4/5 194 min 15.1%
Carle Health Methodist Hospital Peoria, IL $34 $16 ★ 2/5 220 min 14.7%
Trinity Rock Island Rock Island, IL $37 $15 ★ 3/5 172 min 15.4%
Salem Township Hospital Salem, IL $37 $21 ★ 4/5 149 min 14.9%
Carlinville Area Hospital Carlinville, IL $37 $30 ★ 2/5 124 min 15.0%
Midwest Medical Center Galena, IL $39 14.8%
West Suburban Medical Center Oak Park, IL $40 $16 ★ 1/5 271 min 16.0%
Louis a Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $40 $16 ★ 1/5 212 min 16.1%
Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital Chicago, IL $40 $16
HSHS St Elizabeth's Hospital O Fallon, IL $41 $26 ★ 4/5 156 min 15.1%
Morrison Community Hospital Morrison, IL $42 $36 119 min 15.1%

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)
$84
Cash / self-pay
$55
Insurer-negotiated
$19
Medicare pays
$10
$20$89
Median cash $55  ·  Medicare $10  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $55 — about 5.4× 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 $84 list price could save about $29 (35%).

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