C. diff test cost in Kansas City, MO
In Kansas City, MO-KS, 18 hospitals list a cash price for C. difficile toxin gene test (stool PCR): from $16.25 to $676.06, with a median of $174.45. The lowest listed price is at Menorah Medical Center — $158.20 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $152.01 at 58 hospitals.
- The median here, $174.45, is 28% above the US median of $136.79.
- That is 4.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($37.27).
- Kansas City, MO ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Missouri by median, cheapest first.
- 9 of 18 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 18 facilities across 13 cities for code 87493, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 6, 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 Kansas City, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menorah Medical Center lowest Overland Park, KS · (913) 498-6000 C DIFF TOX B NAP1 ST AMP File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $16.25 | $16.25 | $2.11–$13.00 | — |
| Overland Park Regional Medical Center Olathe, KS · (913) 541-5000 C DIFF TOX B NAP1 ST AMP File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $22.28 | $22.28 | $2.90–$16.71 | — |
| St Joseph Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 942-4400 Hc Cytomed, Dna, Amp Probe File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $37.00 | $255.86 | $33.54–$255.86 | 86% |
| Saint John Hospital Leavenworth, KS · (913) 680-6000 Hc Cytomed, Dna, Amp Probe File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $37.00 | $304.49 | $34.26–$243.59 | 88% |
| Providence Medical Center Kansas City, KS · (913) 596-4000 Hc Cytomed, Dna, Amp Probe File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $37.00 | $305.70 | $34.26–$282.47 | 88% |
| Liberty Hospital Liberty, MO · (816) 781-7200 CDIF BY AMPL PROBE +2 more lines at this price File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $60.00 | $216.00 | $60.26–$176.26 | 72% |
| NKC Health North Kansas City, MO · (816) 691-2000 C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $64.67 | $223.00 | $34.55–$182.41 | 71% |
| Research Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 276-4000 C DIFF TOX B NAP1 ST AMP File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $106.29 | $106.29 | $13.82–$106.29 | — |
| Lee's Summit Medical Center Lee's Summit, MO · (816) 282-5000 C DIFF TOX GENE AMP PROB File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $161.21 | $161.21 | $20.96–$137.03 | — |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 C DIFF TOXIN AMP PROBE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $187.68 | $391.00 | $33.54–$351.90 | 52% |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 C DIFF TOXIN AMP PROBE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $187.68 | $391.00 | $35.97–$351.90 | 52% |
| Belton Regional Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 348-1200 C DIFF TOX GENE AMP PROB File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $190.73 | $190.73 | $24.79–$171.66 | — |
| Bates County Memorial Hospital Butler, MO · (660) 200-7000 CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE BY PCR File of Apr 20, 2026 · source file | $190.80 | $272.56 | $37.27–$231.68 | 30% |
| Lafayette Regional Health Center Lexington, MO · (660) 259-2203 C DIFF TOX B NAP1 ST AMP File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $245.67 | $245.67 | $45.69–$245.67 | — |
| Cass Regional Medical Center Harrisonville, MO · (816) 380-5888 87493 C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE File of Apr 7, 2026 · source file | $333.90 | $477.00 | $37.27–$462.21 | 30% |
| AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS · (913) 676-2152 HC CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE TOXIN TCBD GENE PCR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $390.70 | $390.70 | — | — |
| AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS · (913) 373-2000 HC CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE TOXIN TCBD GENE PCR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $390.70 | $390.70 | — | — |
| Menorah Medical Center Overland Park, KS · (913) 498-6000 C DIFF TOX GENE AMP PROB File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $466.86 | $466.86 | $60.69–$373.49 | — |
| Centerpoint Medical Center Independence, MO · (816) 698-7000 C DIFF TOX B NAP1 ST AMP File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $676.06 | $676.06 | $87.89–$608.45 | — |
| Overland Park Regional Medical Center Olathe, KS · (913) 541-5000 C DIFF TOX GENE AMP PROB File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $732.63 | $732.63 | $95.24–$549.47 | — |
| Centerpoint Medical Center Independence, MO · (816) 698-7000 C DIFF TOX GENE AMP PROB File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $738.85 | $738.85 | $96.05–$664.97 | — |
| Lafayette Regional Health Center Lexington, MO · (660) 259-2203 C DIFF TOX GENE AMP PROB File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $803.39 | $803.39 | $149.43–$803.39 | — |
| Research Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 276-4000 C DIFF TOX GENE AMP PROB File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,035.95 | $1,035.95 | $134.67–$1,035.95 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $16.25, median $174.45, highest $676.06 — a 41.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $189.24. 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 16 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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 C. diff test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: C. diff test explained.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 87493 ($122.95). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Lee's Summit Medical Center Lee's Summit, MOC DIFF TOX B NAP1 ST AMP | $5.04 | file |
| Belton Regional Medical Center Kansas City, MOC DIFF TOX B NAP1 ST AMP | $5.23 | file |