Fecal occult blood (stool) test cost in Pennsylvania

Prices at 93 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $26 — 34% below the US median ($39), roughly 2.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Advanced Surgical Hospital Washington, PA $4 $5 — — —
Saint Vincent Hospital Erie, PA $6 $9 ★ 4/5 219 min —
Jefferson Hospital Jefferson Hills, PA $6 $6 ★ 4/5 170 min —
Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg, PA $7 $7 ★ 3/5 155 min —
Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PA $7 $9 ★ 3/5 261 min —
Grove City Medical Center Grove City, PA $7 $5 ★ 4/5 150 min —
Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona, PA $7 $8 ★ 4/5 203 min —
Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $7 $8 ★ 3/5 274 min —
Ahn Wexford Hospital Wexford, PA $8 $7 ★ 5/5 184 min —
St Clair Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $8 $5 ★ 4/5 200 min —
West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $8 $11 ★ 3/5 208 min —
Milton S Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA $9 $10 ★ 4/5 261 min —
Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol, PA $10 $7 ★ 3/5 150 min —
Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA $10 $7 ★ 2/5 186 min —
Clarion Hospital Clarion, PA $11 $14 ★ 2/5 166 min —
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital Lansdale, PA $12 $10 ★ 3/5 234 min —
Jefferson Health-Northeast Philadelphia, PA $12 $5 ★ 2/5 316 min —
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA $12 $11 ★ 3/5 236 min —
Acmh Hospital Kittanning, PA $12 $13 ★ 3/5 195 min —
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital Philadelphia, PA $12 $9 ★ 3/5 268 min —
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital East Norriton, PA $12 $9 ★ 4/5 297 min —
Independence Health System Butler Memorial Hospita Butler, PA $14 $15 ★ 2/5 194 min —
Mount Nittany Medical Center State College, PA $14 $16 ★ 5/5 188 min —
Surgical Institute of Reading Wyomissing, PA $15 $30 — — —
Penn State Health St. Joseph Reading, PA $17 $16 ★ 3/5 232 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)
$44
Cash / self-pay
$26
Insurer-negotiated
$11
Medicare pays
$10
$8$55
Median cash $26  ·  Medicare $10  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $26 — about 2.5× 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 $44 list price could save about $18 (41%).

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