Lab tests CPT 87493 Outpatient

C. diff test cost in Hood River, OR

In Hood River, OR, 1 hospital lists a cash price for C. difficile toxin gene test (stool PCR): from $121.50 to $121.50, with a median of $121.50. Across Oregon, the median is $138.55 at 39 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$121.50Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital
Median$121.50half pay less
Highest$121.50in 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 Hood River, OR.

median
Lowest $121.50Highest $121.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital lowest Hood River, OR · (541) 386-3911 HC CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXINS AMPLIFIED PROBE $121.50 $162.00 — 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital lowest Hood River, OR · (541) 386-3911 HC INF AGENT DET NUCLEIC ACID CLOSTRIDIUM AMP PROBE LAB $121.50 $162.00 — 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $121.50, median $121.50, highest $121.50.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $121.50. 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.