C. diff test cost in Detroit, MI
In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 26 hospitals list a cash price for C. difficile toxin gene test (stool PCR): from $38.08 to $206.00, with a median of $87.65. The lowest listed price is at Henry Ford Health — $49.57 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $126.00 at 59 hospitals.
Cash prices at 26 facilities across 19 cities for code 87493, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 31, 2025 and Sep 2, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Ford Health lowest Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 C. DIFF DNA AMPLIFICATION | $38.08 | $68.00 | $28.60–$68.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health lowest Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 C. DIFF DNA AMPLIFICATION | $38.08 | $68.00 | $28.60–$68.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 C.DIFF DNA AMPLIFICATION | $38.38 | $68.54 | $47.88–$68.54 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 C.DIFF DNA AMPLIFICATION | $38.38 | $68.54 | $47.88–$68.54 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 C.DIFF DNA AMPLIFICATION | $42.00 | $75.00 | $47.88–$75.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi, MI C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $42.00 | $75.00 | $23.68–$63.09 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 C.DIFF DNA AMPLIFICATION | $42.00 | $75.00 | $47.88–$75.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi, MI C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $42.00 | $75.00 | $23.68–$63.09 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $42.00 | $75.00 | $25.58–$63.09 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $42.00 | $75.00 | $25.58–$63.09 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE-LCT | $44.24 | $79.00 | $47.88–$79.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE-LCT | $44.24 | $79.00 | $28.60–$79.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE-LCT | $44.24 | $79.00 | $47.88–$79.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE-LCT | $44.24 | $79.00 | $28.60–$79.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Rochester, MI · (248) 652-5000 C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $45.12 | $96.00 | $44.26–$45.33 | 53% | — source file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 C. DIFFICILE, PCR | $45.70 | $91.40 | $20.39–$68.55 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE-LCT | $48.16 | $86.00 | $47.88–$86.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE-LCT | $48.16 | $86.00 | $47.88–$86.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI · (248) 325-1000 HB LAB C DIFFICILE PCR | $51.43 | $237.00 | $19.49–$131.05 | 78% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital Wyandotte, MI HB LAB C DIFFICILE PCR | $51.43 | $237.00 | $30.41–$51.43 | 78% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MI · (586) 263-2300 HB LAB C DIFFICILE PCR | $51.43 | $237.00 | $19.49–$131.05 | 78% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 916-2600 HB LAB C DIFFICILE PCR | $51.43 | $237.00 | $30.41–$51.43 | 78% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI · (586) 493-8000 Clostridium Difficile PCR | $55.80 | $111.60 | $20.39–$114.97 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi, MI REF-CLOST DIFF PCR AMP PROBE | $62.72 | $112.00 | $23.68–$63.09 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 REF-CLOST DIFF PCR AMP PROBE | $62.72 | $112.00 | $25.58–$63.09 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 REF-CLOST DIFF PCR AMP PROBE | $62.72 | $112.00 | $25.58–$63.09 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi, MI REF-CLOST DIFF PCR AMP PROBE | $62.72 | $112.00 | $23.68–$63.09 | 44% | — source file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 338-5000 Clostridium Difficile PCR | $84.05 | $168.10 | $20.39–$121.23 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $91.25 | $182.50 | $20.39–$92.71 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 Clostridium Difficile PCR | $94.45 | $188.90 | $20.39–$95.96 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-2941 C DIFF TOXIN AMP PROBE | $101.25 | $135.00 | — | 25% | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 C DIFF TOXIN AMP PROBE | $105.75 | $141.00 | $1.00–$47.87 | 25% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 C DIFF TOXIN AMP PROBE | $105.75 | $141.00 | $1.00–$47.87 | 25% | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MI · (313) 745-5437 C DIFF TOXIN AMP PROBE | $112.50 | $150.00 | — | 25% | Apr 6, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI · (810) 667-5500 Clostridium Difficile PCR | $116.00 | $232.00 | $20.39–$98.81 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| VHS Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan Detroit, MI C DIFF TOXIN AMP PROBE | $117.00 | $156.00 | — | 25% | Apr 8, 2026 source file |
| VHS Sinai Grace Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 966-3300 C DIFF TOXIN AMP PROBE | $126.00 | $168.00 | — | 25% | Apr 8, 2026 source file |
| VHS Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital Commerce Charter Twp, MI · (248) 937-3370 C DIFF TOXIN AMP PROBE | $186.75 | $249.00 | $1.00–$47.87 | 25% | May 20, 2026 source file |
| Beaumont Hospital - Taylor Taylor, MI · (313) 295-5000 Hc C Diff Amplified Probe Tech | $206.00 | $206.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital Trenton, MI · (734) 671-3800 Hc C Diff Amplified Probe Tech | $206.00 | $206.00 | — | — | — source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Grosse Pointe, MI · (313) 473-1000 Hc C Diff Amplified Probe Tech | $206.00 | $206.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital Wayne, MI · (734) 467-4175 Hc C Diff Amplified Probe Tech | $206.00 | $206.00 | — | — | — source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Troy, MI · (248) 964-8800 Hc C Diff Amplified Probe Tech | $206.00 | $206.00 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $38.08, median $87.65, highest $206.00 — a 5.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $109.13. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 12 of 17 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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.