Lab tests CPT 87493 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

C. diff test cost in Greenville, SC — inpatient

In Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for C. difficile toxin gene test (stool PCR) as an inpatient: from $136.80 to $136.80, with a median of $136.80. Across South Carolina, the median is $167.00 at 19 hospitals.

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

Lowest$136.80St Francis Hospital
Median$136.80half pay less
Highest$136.80in 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 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC.

median
Lowest $136.80Highest $136.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St Francis Hospital lowest Greenville, SC · (800) 805-5678 HC Inf Agent Det Nucleic Acid Clostridium Amp Probe $136.80 $228.00 — 40% —
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St Francis Hospital lowest Greenville, SC · (800) 805-5678 HC Inf Agent Det Nucleic Acid Clostridium Amp Probe $136.80 $228.00 — 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $136.80, median $136.80, highest $136.80.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $168.10 — 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.