Lab tests CPT 87493 Outpatient

C. diff test cost in Defiance, OH

In Defiance, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for C. difficile toxin gene test (stool PCR): from $186.00 to $186.00, with a median of $186.00. Across Ohio, the median is $130.00 at 99 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87493, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$186.00Mercy Health Defiance Hospital
Median$186.00half pay less
Highest$186.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mercy Health Defiance Hospital Defiance, OH · (419) 782-8444 HC Inf Agent Det Nucleic Acid Clostridium Amp Probe $186.00 $310.00 — 40% —
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Outpatient: lowest $186.00, median $186.00, highest $186.00.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $186.00. 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.