Lab tests CPT 87493 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

C. diff test cost in Auburn, IN — inpatient

In Auburn, IN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for C. difficile toxin gene test (stool PCR) as an inpatient: from $131.00 to $131.00, with a median of $131.00. Across Indiana, the median is $135.50 at 63 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87493, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$131.00Parkview DeKalb Hospital
Median$131.00half pay less
Highest$131.00in this market
Difference1.0×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 Auburn, IN.

median
Lowest $131.00Highest $131.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Parkview DeKalb Hospital lowest Auburn, IN · (260) 925-4600 HC CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE DNA $131.00 $262.00 — 50% —
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Parkview DeKalb Hospital lowest Auburn, IN · (260) 925-4600 HC CDFE2 ENDO C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE $131.00 $262.00 — 50% —
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Inpatient: lowest $131.00, median $131.00, highest $131.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $131.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

This stool test looks for the toxin gene of Clostridioides difficile, a cause of severe diarrhea, often after antibiotics or a hospital stay.

What the price covers

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