Lab tests CPT 87493 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

C. diff test cost in Monroe, LA — inpatient

In Monroe, LA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for C. difficile toxin gene test (stool PCR) as an inpatient: from $121.21 to $121.21, with a median of $121.21. Across Louisiana, the median is $63.36 at 49 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87493, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$121.21Ochsner LSU Health Monroe

Median$121.21half of hospitals charge less

Highest$121.21in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe, LA · (318) 388-7000 HC C. DIFFICILE TOXIN BY PCR source file	$121.21	$527.00	—	77%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Inpatient: lowest $121.21, median $121.21, highest $121.21.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $101.61 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.