Lab tests CPT 87493 Outpatient

C. diff test cost in Mansfield, OH

In Mansfield, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for C. difficile toxin gene test (stool PCR): from $81.90 to $81.90, with a median of $81.90. The lowest listed price is at OhioHealth Shelby Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across Ohio, the median is $130.00 at 99 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$81.90OhioHealth Shelby Hospital + 1 more
Median$81.90half pay less
Highest$81.90in 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 Mansfield, OH.

median
Lowest $81.90Highest $1,120.60

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
OhioHealth Shelby Hospital lowest Shelby, OH · (419) 342-5015 Hc C Diff Amplified Probe So $81.90 $126.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital lowest Mansfield, OH · (419) 526-8000 Hc C Diff Amplified Probe So $81.90 $126.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital Mansfield, OH · (419) 526-8000 Hc C Difficile Toxin Gene Pcr $114.40 $176.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital Mansfield, OH · (419) 526-8000 Hc C Difficile Toxin Pcr $114.40 $176.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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OhioHealth Shelby Hospital Shelby, OH · (419) 342-5015 Hc C Difficile Toxin Gene Pcr $114.40 $176.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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OhioHealth Shelby Hospital Shelby, OH · (419) 342-5015 Hc C Difficile Toxin Pcr $114.40 $176.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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OhioHealth Shelby Hospital Shelby, OH · (419) 342-5015 Hc C Difficille Toxin Pcr, Fecal So $1,120.60 $1,724.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital Mansfield, OH · (419) 526-8000 Hc C Difficille Toxin Pcr, Fecal So $1,120.60 $1,724.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $81.90, median $81.90, highest $81.90.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $81.90. 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.