Lab tests CPT 87493 Outpatient

C. diff test cost in Grand Rapids, MI

In Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, 4 hospitals list a cash price for C. difficile toxin gene test (stool PCR): from $178.00 to $178.00, with a median of $178.00. The lowest listed price is at Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital and 3 other hospitals. Across Michigan, the median is $126.00 at 59 hospitals.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 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 — and —.

Lowest$178.00Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital + 3 more
Median$178.00half pay less
Highest$178.00in 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 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI.

median
Lowest $178.00Highest $178.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital lowest Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc C Diff Amplified Probe Tech $178.00 $178.00 — — —
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Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital lowest Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc C Diff Amplified Probe Tech $178.00 $178.00 — — —
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Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital lowest Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 Hc C Diff Amplified Probe Tech $178.00 $178.00 — — —
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Corewell Health Greenville Hospital lowest Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 Hc C Diff Amplified Probe Tech $178.00 $178.00 — — —
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Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital lowest East Grand Rapids, MI Hc C Diff Amplified Probe Tech $178.00 $178.00 — — —
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Outpatient: lowest $178.00, median $178.00, highest $178.00.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $178.00. 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.