Lab tests CPT 83993 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Calprotectin test cost in Memphis, TN — inpatient

In Memphis, TN-MS-AR, 11 hospitals list a cash price for fecal calprotectin (stool inflammation test) as an inpatient: from $38.06 to $142.17, with a median of $38.06. The lowest listed price is at Methodist University Hospital and 5 other hospitals. Across Tennessee, the median is $72.60 at 43 hospitals.

Cash prices at 11 facilities across 6 cities for code 83993, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 27, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$38.06Methodist University Hospital + 5 more
Median$38.06half pay less
Highest$142.17in this market
Difference3.7×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Memphis, TN-MS-AR.

median
Lowest $38.06Highest $142.17

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Methodist University Hospital lowest Memphis, TN HC Calprotectin Stool $38.06 $173.00 — 78% —
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Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp lowest Germantown, TN HC Calprotectin Stool $38.06 $173.00 $8.24–$97.27 78% —
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Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp lowest Memphis, TN HC Calprotectin Stool $38.06 $173.00 — 78% —
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Methodist North Hospital lowest Memphis, TN HC Calprotectin Stool $38.06 $173.00 $8.24–$97.27 78% —
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Methodist Olive Branch Hospital lowest Olive Branch, MS HC Calprotectin Stool $38.06 $173.00 — 78% —
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Methodist South Hospital lowest Memphis, TN HC Calprotectin Stool $38.06 $173.00 $8.24–$97.27 78% —
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden West Memphis, AR CALPROTECTIN FECAL $101.55 $677.00 $257.26–$541.60 85% Feb 27, 2026
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Southaven, MS CALPROTECTIN FECAL $135.40 $677.00 $257.26–$609.30 80% Feb 27, 2026
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis, TN CALPROTECTIN FECAL $142.17 $677.00 $257.26–$609.30 79% Feb 27, 2026
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis, TN CALPROTECTIN FECAL $142.17 $677.00 $257.26–$609.30 79% Feb 28, 2026
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville, TN CALPROTECTIN FECAL $142.17 $677.00 $257.26–$609.30 79% Feb 27, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $38.06, median $38.06, highest $142.17 — a 3.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $38.06 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 8 of 8 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 5 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

What it is

Fecal calprotectin measures a protein released by inflamed bowel. It helps tell inflammatory bowel disease from irritable bowel syndrome.

What the price covers

The price usually covers running the stool test; the collection kit is often included.

1 row held back from this comparison

It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 83993 ($142.17). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.

Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington, TNCALPROTECTIN FECAL $13.44 file