Lab tests CPT 87493 Outpatient

C. diff test cost in Bellefontaine, OH

In Bellefontaine, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for C. difficile toxin gene test (stool PCR): from $172.80 to $172.80, with a median of $172.80. Across Ohio, the median is $130.00 at 127 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87493, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$172.80Mary Rutan Hospital
Median$172.80half pay less
Highest$172.80in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mary Rutan Hospital Bellefontaine, OH · (937) 651-3257 Clostridium Difficile Pcr $172.80 $216.00 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $172.80, median $172.80, highest $172.80.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $172.80. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.