C. diff test cost in Miami, FL
In Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, 17 hospitals list a cash price for C. difficile toxin gene test (stool PCR): from $59.50 to $198.25, with a median of $195.67. The lowest listed price is at Memorial Hospital Pembroke and 3 other hospitals — $136.17 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $119.90 at 81 hospitals.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 14 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 Mar 30, 2026 and Sep 15, 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 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Hospital Pembroke one side lowest Pembroke Pines, FL · (954) 962-9650 C. Difficile Toxin B Gene (Tcdb), Rt-Pcr Q200 | $59.50 | $85.00 | $4.28–$717.95 | 30% | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Regional Hospital one side lowest Hollywood, FL · (954) 987-2000 C. Difficile Toxin B Gene (Tcdb), Rt-Pcr Q200 | $59.50 | $85.00 | $4.28–$717.95 | 30% | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital Miramar one side lowest Miramar, FL · (954) 538-5000 C. Difficile Toxin B Gene (Tcdb), Rt-Pcr Q200 | $59.50 | $85.00 | $4.28–$717.95 | 30% | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital West one side lowest Pembroke Pines, FL · (954) 436-5000 C. Difficile Toxin B Gene (Tcdb), Rt-Pcr Q200 | $59.50 | $85.00 | $4.28–$717.95 | 30% | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital Nonprofit Weston, FL C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $66.95 | $103.00 | $25.75–$92.70 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Holy Cross Hospital-Ft. Lauderdale Ft. Lauderdale, FL · (954) 771-8000 HC Warde Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Amplified Probe Clostridium Difficile Toxin Gene(S) | $73.45 | $113.00 | $28.25–$216.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Holy Cross Hospital-Ft. Lauderdale Ft. Lauderdale, FL · (954) 771-8000 HC Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Amplified Probe Clostridium Difficile Toxin Gene(S) | $94.90 | $146.00 | $36.50–$216.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital Miramar Miramar, FL · (954) 538-5000 HC C. Diff Toxin/Pcr | $97.30 | $139.00 | $6.99–$717.95 | 30% | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital West Pembroke Pines, FL · (954) 436-5000 HC C. Diff Toxin/Pcr | $97.30 | $139.00 | $6.99–$717.95 | 30% | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital Pembroke Pembroke Pines, FL · (954) 962-9650 HC C. Diff Toxin/Pcr | $97.30 | $139.00 | $6.99–$717.95 | 30% | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Regional Hospital Hollywood, FL · (954) 987-2000 HC C. Diff Toxin/Pcr | $97.30 | $139.00 | $6.99–$717.95 | 30% | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital Boca Raton, FL · (561) 955-4200 C. DIFFICILE PCR | $97.50 | $150.00 | $37.27–$150.00 | 35% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital Boca Raton, FL · (561) 955-4200 ARU C DIFF TOXIN B GENE PCR | $180.05 | $277.00 | $37.27–$266.00 | 35% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Broward Health Coral Springs Coral Springs, FL · (954) 344-3121 HC C.DIFF PCR WITH REFLEX TOXIN A/B | $195.67 | $195.67 | $13.31–$156.54 | — | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Broward Health Medical Center Fort Lauderdale, FL · (954) 355-4400 HC C.DIFF PCR WITH REFLEX TOXIN A/B | $195.67 | $195.67 | $13.31–$156.54 | — | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Broward Health Imperial Point Fort Lauderdale, FL · (954) 776-8500 HC C.DIFF PCR WITH REFLEX TOXIN A/B | $195.67 | $195.67 | $13.31–$156.54 | — | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Broward Health North Deerfield Beach, FL · (954) 786-6400 HC C.DIFF PCR WITH REFLEX TOXIN A/B | $195.67 | $195.67 | $13.31–$156.54 | — | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Doctors Hospital Coral Gables, FL · (786) 308-3000 C difficile toxin by DNA | $198.25 | $305.00 | $29.50–$305.00 | 35% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Homestead Hospital Homestead, FL · (786) 243-8000 C difficile toxin by DNA | $198.25 | $305.00 | $29.50–$305.00 | 35% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| West Kendall Baptist Hospital Miami, FL · (786) 467-2000 C difficile toxin by DNA | $198.25 | $305.00 | $29.50–$305.00 | 35% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Bethesda Hospital Boynton Beach, FL · (561) 737-7733 C difficile toxin by DNA | $198.25 | $305.00 | $30.43–$305.00 | 35% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| South Miami Hospital South Miami, FL · (786) 662-4000 C difficile toxin by DNA | $198.25 | $305.00 | $29.50–$305.00 | 35% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Hospital of Miami Miami, FL · (786) 596-1960 C difficile toxin by DNA | $198.25 | $305.00 | $30.43–$305.00 | 35% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital Nonprofit Weston, FL AMPLIFICATION, CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE | $225.55 | $347.00 | $86.75–$312.30 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Broward Health Imperial Point Fort Lauderdale, FL · (954) 776-8500 HC C DIFFICILE AMPLIFIED PROBE | $296.35 | $296.35 | $20.15–$237.08 | — | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital Pembroke Pembroke Pines, FL · (954) 962-9650 HC Clostridium Difficile by Pcr | $301.00 | $430.00 | $21.63–$717.95 | 30% | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital West Pembroke Pines, FL · (954) 436-5000 HC Clostridium Difficile by Pcr | $301.00 | $430.00 | $21.63–$717.95 | 30% | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Regional Hospital Hollywood, FL · (954) 987-2000 HC Clostridium Difficile by Pcr | $301.00 | $430.00 | $21.63–$717.95 | 30% | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital Miramar Miramar, FL · (954) 538-5000 HC Clostridium Difficile by Pcr | $301.00 | $430.00 | $21.63–$717.95 | 30% | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Holy Cross Hospital-Ft. Lauderdale Ft. Lauderdale, FL · (954) 771-8000 HC Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Amplified Probe Clostridium Difficile Toxin Gene(S) | $367.74 | — | $36.52–$216.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Broward Health Coral Springs Coral Springs, FL · (954) 344-3121 HC C DIFFICILE AMPLIFIED PROBE | $375.07 | $375.07 | $22.36–$300.06 | — | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Broward Health North Deerfield Beach, FL · (954) 786-6400 HC C DIFFICILE AMPLIFIED PROBE | $377.39 | $377.39 | $22.36–$301.91 | — | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Broward Health Medical Center Fort Lauderdale, FL · (954) 355-4400 HC C DIFFICILE AMPLIFIED PROBE | $392.43 | $392.43 | $22.36–$313.94 | — | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Broward Health Medical Center Fort Lauderdale, FL · (954) 355-4400 HC CLOSTRIDUM DIFFICILE TOXIN-BH | $439.90 | $439.90 | $22.36–$351.92 | — | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Broward Health Imperial Point Fort Lauderdale, FL · (954) 776-8500 HC CLOSTRIDUM DIFFICILE TOXIN-BH | $439.90 | $439.90 | $22.36–$351.92 | — | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Broward Health Coral Springs Coral Springs, FL · (954) 344-3121 HC CLOSTRIDUM DIFFICILE TOXIN-BH | $439.90 | $439.90 | $22.36–$351.92 | — | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Broward Health North Deerfield Beach, FL · (954) 786-6400 HC CLOSTRIDUM DIFFICILE TOXIN-BH | $439.90 | $439.90 | $22.36–$351.92 | — | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $59.50, median $195.67, highest $198.25 — a 3.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $195.67. 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 13 of 17 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.
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.