Lab tests CPT 87493 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

C. diff test cost in Bend, OR — inpatient

In Bend, OR, 4 hospitals list a cash price for C. difficile toxin gene test (stool PCR) as an inpatient: from $263.92 to $263.92, with a median of $263.92. The lowest listed price is at St. Charles Bend and 3 other hospitals. Across Oregon, the median is $138.55 at 39 hospitals.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 87493, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$263.92St. Charles Bend + 3 more
Median$263.92half pay less
Highest$263.92in 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 Bend, OR.

median
Lowest $263.92Highest $263.92

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St. Charles Bend lowest Bend, OR · (541) 382-4321 Detection test for clostridium difficile $263.92 $329.90 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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St. Charles Madras lowest Madras, OR · (541) 475-3882 Detection test for clostridium difficile $263.92 $329.90 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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St. Charles Prineville lowest Prineville, OR · (541) 447-6254 Detection test for clostridium difficile $263.92 $329.90 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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St. Charles Redmond lowest Redmond, OR Detection test for clostridium difficile $263.92 $329.90 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $263.92, median $263.92, highest $263.92.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $119.29 — 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.