Lab tests CPT 87493 Outpatient

C. diff test cost in Crescent City, CA

In Crescent City, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for C. difficile toxin gene test (stool PCR): from $336.00 to $336.00, with a median of $336.00. Across California, the median is $152.88 at 196 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$336.00Sutter Coast Hospital
Median$336.00half pay less
Highest$336.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Sutter Coast Hospital Crescent City, CA · (707) 464-8511 HCHG CORE C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE $336.00 $336.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $336.00, median $336.00, highest $336.00.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $336.00. 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.