C. diff test cost in Jacksonville, FL
In Jacksonville, FL, 12 hospitals list a cash price for C. difficile toxin gene test (stool PCR): from $67.72 to $176.23, with a median of $104.16. The lowest listed price is at HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital — $36.44 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $113.60 at 165 hospitals.
- The median here, $104.16, is 24% below the US median of $136.79.
- That is 2.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($37.27).
- Jacksonville, FL ranks 2nd of 4 metro areas in Florida by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 12 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 6 cities for code 87493, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 31, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 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 Jacksonville, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital lowest Middleburg, FL · (904) 276-8500 C DIFF TOX GENE AMP PROB File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $67.72 | $67.72 | $5.69–$60.95 | — |
| Ascension St Vincent's Riverside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 308-7300 C.DIFF TOX A+B GENPROBE+3 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $68.73 | $185.75 | $32.80–$93.18 | 63% |
| Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County Saint Johns, FL · (904) 450-6020 C DIFF TOXIN GENE(S) AMP PRB+3 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $68.73 | $185.75 | $32.80–$185.75 | 63% |
| Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 296-3700 C DIFF TOXIN GENE(S) AMP PRB+3 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $68.73 | $185.75 | $32.80–$185.75 | 63% |
| St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County Middleburg, FL · (904) 602-1000 C DIFF TOXIN GENE(S) AMP PRB+3 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $68.73 | $185.75 | $32.80–$185.75 | 63% |
| Baptist Medical Center of Nassau Fernandina Beach, FL · (904) 321-3500 HC CDIFFICLE BY DNA AMPLIFICATION File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $104.16 | $168.00 | $48.72–$151.20 | 38% |
| Baptist Medical Center of the Beaches Jacksonville Beach, FL · (904) 247-2900 HC CDIFFICLE BY DNA AMPLIFICATION File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $104.16 | $168.00 | $33.60–$151.20 | 38% |
| Baptist Medical Center South Jacksonville, FL · (904) 202-2000 HC CDIFFICLE BY DNA AMPLIFICATION File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $104.16 | $168.00 | $33.60–$151.20 | 38% |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · (904) 202-2000 HC CDIFFICLE BY DNA AMPLIFICATION+1 more line at this price File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $104.16 | $168.00 | $27.00–$983.45 | 38% |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville Fleming Island, FL · (904) 202-2000 HC CDIFFICLE BY DNA AMPLIFICATION File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $104.16 | $168.00 | $33.60–$151.20 | 38% |
| HCA Florida Memorial Hospital Jacksonville, FL · (904) 702-6111 Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); Clostridium difficile, toxin gene(s), amplified probe technique +2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $148.00 | $148.00 | $12.43–$154.90 | — |
| University of Florida Health in Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · (904) 244-4000 HB C DIFFICILE TOXIN BY PCR File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $176.23 | $320.41 | $29.70–$43.61 | 45% |
| University of Florida Health in Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · (904) 244-4000 UB UC C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $304.17 | $553.04 | $29.70–$971.30 | 45% |
Outpatient: lowest $67.72, median $104.16, highest $176.23 — a 2.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $68.73. 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 9 of 12 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.
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