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About This Procedure:
A stool test to screen for colorectal cancer looks for blood in the stool, or feces. Blood in the stool can be a sign of minor health problems like hemorrhoids and anal tears or more serious problems like digestive system disease or colorectal cancer. The test can detect hidden blood in the stool that isn’t visible to you. Using a test kit at home, the patient brushes the stool sample on the test paper and returns it by mail.
This particular test, called an FOBT, is very inexpensive but not as convenient or accurate as a similar but somewhat more expensive stool test called FIT. Both tests are done at home. Most, but not all, insurance plans cover this blood test, at no or low cost to the patient. Alternatively, the test kit can be bought online or at a pharmacy.
For many older adults, the stool test should be done yearly. Other tests, to check for digestive system problems, include colonoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy, barium enema screening for colon cancer, CT colonography, and proctoscopy for rectal cancer. These other tests are much more expensive than the blood test and often done as a follow-up to a suspected health problem or as a cancer screening but done less frequently.
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The price covers just this one service – often done in a doctor's office or a lab. This price does not include any other care like a visit, other tests or medications.
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