Lab tests CPT 87493 Outpatient

C. diff test cost in Marion, OH

In Marion, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for C. difficile toxin gene test (stool PCR): from $102.05 to $102.05, with a median of $102.05. Across Ohio, the median is $130.00 at 99 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$102.05Marion General Hospital
Median$102.05half pay less
Highest$102.05in 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 Marion, OH.

median
Lowest $102.05Highest $1,120.60

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Marion General Hospital lowest Marion, OH · (740) 383-8400 Hc C Diff Amplified Probe So $102.05 $157.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Marion General Hospital Marion, OH · (740) 383-8400 Hc C Difficile Toxin Gene Pcr $147.55 $227.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Marion General Hospital Marion, OH · (740) 383-8400 Hc C Difficile Toxin Pcr $147.55 $227.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Marion General Hospital Marion, OH · (740) 383-8400 Hc C Difficille Toxin Pcr, Fecal So $1,120.60 $1,724.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $102.05, median $102.05, highest $102.05.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $102.05. 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.