Lab tests CPT 87493 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

C. diff test cost in Moses Lake, WA — inpatient

In Moses Lake, WA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for C. difficile toxin gene test (stool PCR) as an inpatient: from $104.00 to $104.00, with a median of $104.00. Across Washington, the median is $173.75 at 44 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87493, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$104.00Grant County Public Hospital District 1
Median$104.00half pay less
Highest$104.00in 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 Moses Lake, WA.

median
Lowest $104.00Highest $104.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Grant County Public Hospital District 1 lowest Moses Lake, WA Test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile amplified $104.00 $104.00 — — —
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Grant County Public Hospital District 1 lowest Moses Lake, WA Test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified $104.00 $104.00 — — —
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Inpatient: lowest $104.00, median $104.00, highest $104.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $134.40 — 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.