Lab tests CPT 87493 Outpatient

C. diff test cost in New York, NY

In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 49 hospitals list a cash price for C. difficile toxin gene test (stool PCR): from $37.00 to $669.00, with a median of $44.72. The lowest listed price is at Saint Marys Hospital — $7.72 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $125.87 at 63 hospitals.

Cash prices at 49 facilities across 37 cities for code 87493, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 28, 2025 and Sep 5, 2026.

Lowest$37.00Saint Marys Hospital
Median$44.72half pay less
Highest$669.00in this market
Difference18.1×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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.

median
Lowest $37.00Highest $787.20

Hospitals, cheapest first

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Saint Marys Hospital lowest Passaic, NJ · (973) 365-4300 Hc Cytomed, Dna, Amp Probe $37.00 $251.64 $22.36–$213.89 85% Sep 1, 2026
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Hmh Hospitals Neptune City, NJ CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN B QUALITATIVE REAL-TIME PCR QST $37.27 $264.00 $43.82–$264.00 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 HC INFECTIOUS AGENT DETECTION NUCLEIC ACID; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICIL $37.27 $150.00 $1.00–$134.76 75% Sep 5, 2026
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Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 CHG INF AGENT DET NUCLEIC ACID CLOSTRIDIUM AMP PROBE $37.27 $93.00 $26.05–$92.82 60% Sep 5, 2026
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JFK University Medical Center Edison, NJ · (732) 321-7000 CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN $37.27 $264.00 $50.29–$224.40 86% Dec 31, 2025
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JFK University Medical Center Edison, NJ · (732) 321-7000 XPERT C.DIFFICILE/EPI $37.27 $264.00 $50.29–$224.40 86% Dec 31, 2025
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JFK University Medical Center Edison, NJ · (732) 321-7000 REFLEX TEST C DIFFICILE B GENE BY PCR ARUP $37.27 $264.00 $50.29–$224.40 86% Dec 31, 2025
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JFK University Medical Center Edison, NJ · (732) 321-7000 CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN B QUALITATIVE REAL-TIME PCR QST $37.27 $264.00 $50.29–$224.40 86% Dec 31, 2025
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JFK University Medical Center Edison, NJ · (732) 321-7000 CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN $37.27 $264.00 $42.50–$249.74 86% Dec 31, 2025
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JFK University Medical Center Edison, NJ · (732) 321-7000 XPERT C.DIFFICILE/EPI $37.27 $264.00 $42.50–$249.74 86% Dec 31, 2025
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JFK University Medical Center Edison, NJ · (732) 321-7000 REFLEX TEST C DIFFICILE B GENE BY PCR ARUP $37.27 $264.00 $42.50–$249.74 86% Dec 31, 2025
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JFK University Medical Center Edison, NJ · (732) 321-7000 CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN B QUALITATIVE REAL-TIME PCR QST $37.27 $264.00 $42.50–$249.74 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Hmh Hospitals Old Bridge, NJ CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN $37.27 $264.00 $35.11–$256.85 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Hmh Hospitals Old Bridge, NJ XPERT C.DIFFICILE/EPI $37.27 $264.00 $35.11–$256.85 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Hmh Hospitals Old Bridge, NJ REFLEX TEST C DIFFICILE B GENE BY PCR ARUP $37.27 $264.00 $35.11–$256.85 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Hmh Hospitals Old Bridge, NJ CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN B QUALITATIVE REAL-TIME PCR QST $37.27 $264.00 $35.11–$256.85 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ · (551) 996-2000 CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN $37.27 $264.00 $66.26–$264.00 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ · (551) 996-2000 XPERT C.DIFFICILE/EPI $37.27 $264.00 $66.26–$264.00 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ · (551) 996-2000 REFLEX TEST C DIFFICILE B GENE BY PCR ARUP $37.27 $264.00 $66.26–$264.00 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ · (551) 996-2000 CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN B QUALITATIVE REAL-TIME PCR QST $37.27 $264.00 $66.26–$264.00 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Hmh Hospitals Red Bank, NJ CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN $37.27 $264.00 $37.22–$258.59 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Hmh Hospitals Red Bank, NJ XPERT C.DIFFICILE/EPI $37.27 $264.00 $37.22–$258.59 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Hmh Hospitals Red Bank, NJ REFLEX TEST C DIFFICILE B GENE BY PCR ARUP $37.27 $264.00 $37.22–$258.59 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Hmh Hospitals Red Bank, NJ CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN B QUALITATIVE REAL-TIME PCR QST $37.27 $264.00 $37.22–$258.59 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ · (201) 854-5000 CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN $37.27 $264.00 $45.14–$246.71 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ · (201) 854-5000 XPERT C.DIFFICILE/EPI $37.27 $264.00 $45.14–$246.71 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ · (201) 854-5000 REFLEX TEST C DIFFICILE B GENE BY PCR ARUP $37.27 $264.00 $45.14–$246.71 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ · (201) 854-5000 CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN B QUALITATIVE REAL-TIME PCR QST $37.27 $264.00 $45.14–$246.71 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ · (732) 324-5000 CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN $37.27 $264.00 $35.11–$256.85 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ · (732) 324-5000 XPERT C.DIFFICILE/EPI $37.27 $264.00 $35.11–$256.85 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ · (732) 324-5000 REFLEX TEST C DIFFICILE B GENE BY PCR ARUP $37.27 $264.00 $35.11–$256.85 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ · (732) 324-5000 CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN B QUALITATIVE REAL-TIME PCR QST $37.27 $264.00 $35.11–$256.85 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Hmh Hospitals Neptune City, NJ CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN $37.27 $264.00 $43.82–$264.00 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Hmh Hospitals Neptune City, NJ XPERT C.DIFFICILE/EPI $37.27 $264.00 $43.82–$264.00 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Hmh Hospitals Neptune City, NJ REFLEX TEST C DIFFICILE B GENE BY PCR ARUP $37.27 $264.00 $43.82–$264.00 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ · (609) 597-6011 CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN $37.27 $264.00 $48.84–$259.67 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ · (609) 597-6011 XPERT C.DIFFICILE/EPI $37.27 $264.00 $48.84–$259.67 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ · (609) 597-6011 REFLEX TEST C DIFFICILE B GENE BY PCR ARUP $37.27 $264.00 $48.84–$259.67 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ · (609) 597-6011 CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN B QUALITATIVE REAL-TIME PCR QST $37.27 $264.00 $48.84–$259.67 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Ocean Medical Center Brick, NJ · (732) 840-2200 CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN $37.27 $264.00 $37.49–$256.92 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Ocean Medical Center Brick, NJ · (732) 840-2200 XPERT C.DIFFICILE/EPI $37.27 $264.00 $37.49–$256.92 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Ocean Medical Center Brick, NJ · (732) 840-2200 REFLEX TEST C DIFFICILE B GENE BY PCR ARUP $37.27 $264.00 $37.49–$256.92 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Ocean Medical Center Brick, NJ · (732) 840-2200 CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN B QUALITATIVE REAL-TIME PCR QST $37.27 $264.00 $37.49–$256.92 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Ocean Medical Center Brick, NJ · (732) 840-2200 CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN $37.27 $264.00 $50.29–$224.40 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Ocean Medical Center Brick, NJ · (732) 840-2200 XPERT C.DIFFICILE/EPI $37.27 $264.00 $50.29–$224.40 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Ocean Medical Center Brick, NJ · (732) 840-2200 REFLEX TEST C DIFFICILE B GENE BY PCR ARUP $37.27 $264.00 $50.29–$224.40 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Ocean Medical Center Brick, NJ · (732) 840-2200 CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN B QUALITATIVE REAL-TIME PCR QST $37.27 $264.00 $50.29–$224.40 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 561-4132 HC INFECTIOUS AGENT DETECTION NUCLEIC ACID; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICIL $37.27 $150.00 $36.52–$193.86 75% Sep 5, 2026
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Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 561-4132 CHG INF AGENT DET NUCLEIC ACID CLOSTRIDIUM AMP PROBE $37.27 $93.00 $26.05–$92.82 60% Sep 5, 2026
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Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 561-4132 HC INFECTIOUS AGENT DETECTION NUCLEIC ACID; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICIL $37.27 $150.00 $36.52–$184.84 75% Sep 5, 2026
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Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 423-6262 HC INFECTIOUS AGENT DETECTION NUCLEIC ACID; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICIL $37.27 $150.00 $36.52–$147.67 75% Sep 5, 2026
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Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 918-5000 HC INFECTIOUS AGENT DETECTION NUCLEIC ACID; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICIL $37.27 $150.00 $1.00–$133.46 75% Sep 5, 2026
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Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 918-5000 HC INFECTIOUS AGENT DETECTION NUCLEIC ACID; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICIL $37.27 $150.00 $1.00–$135.19 75% Sep 5, 2026
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Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 918-5000 HC INFECTIOUS AGENT DETECTION NUCLEIC ACID; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICIL $37.27 $150.00 $36.52–$145.49 75% Sep 5, 2026
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New York City Health and Hospitals Broadway Elmhurst, NY HC INFECTIOUS AGENT DETECTION NUCLEIC ACID; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICIL $37.27 $150.00 $1.00–$133.89 75% Sep 5, 2026
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New York City Health and Hospitals Jamaica, NY HC INFECTIOUS AGENT DETECTION NUCLEIC ACID; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICIL $37.27 $150.00 $36.52–$184.61 75% Sep 5, 2026
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New York City Health and Hospitals Jamaica, NY CHG INF AGENT DET NUCLEIC ACID CLOSTRIDIUM AMP PROBE $37.27 $93.00 $26.05–$92.82 60% Sep 5, 2026
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Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ · (732) 739-5900 CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN $37.27 $264.00 $130.94–$256.92 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ · (732) 739-5900 XPERT C.DIFFICILE/EPI $37.27 $264.00 $130.94–$256.92 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ · (732) 739-5900 REFLEX TEST C DIFFICILE B GENE BY PCR ARUP $37.27 $264.00 $37.27–$44.72 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ · (732) 739-5900 CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN B QUALITATIVE REAL-TIME PCR QST $37.27 $264.00 $37.27–$44.72 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 HC INFECTIOUS AGENT DETECTION NUCLEIC ACID; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICIL $37.27 $150.00 $1.00–$134.76 75% Sep 5, 2026
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Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 CHG INF AGENT DET NUCLEIC ACID CLOSTRIDIUM AMP PROBE $37.27 $93.00 $26.05–$92.82 60% Sep 5, 2026
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Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 HC INFECTIOUS AGENT DETECTION NUCLEIC ACID; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICIL $37.27 $150.00 $36.52–$198.70 75% Sep 5, 2026
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Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · (973) 971-5450 Ia C Diff Toxin Amp Probe $42.86 $654.00 — 93% —
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Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ · (973) 383-2121 Ia C Diff Toxin Amp Probe $42.86 $654.00 — 93% —
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Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ · (973) 831-5000 Ia C Diff Toxin Amp Probe $42.86 $170.00 — 75% —
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CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Ia C Diff Toxin Amp Probe $42.86 $169.00 — 75% —
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University Hospital Newark, NJ · (973) 972-4300 INF AGENT DET NUCLEIC ACID CLOSTRIDIUM AMP PROBE $42.86 $1,652.16 $29.78–$1,569.55 97% Aug 13, 2026
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CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Ia C Diff Toxin Amp Probe $42.86 $169.00 — 75% —
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Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ · (908) 522-2000 Ia C Diff Toxin Amp Probe $42.86 $654.00 — 93% —
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NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue, NY · (631) 654-7100 HC C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE $44.72 $154.05 $33.54–$25,798.00 71% Jan 1, 2026
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NYU Langone New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE $44.72 $154.05 $33.54–$25,798.00 71% Jan 1, 2026
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NYU Langone New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE $44.72 $154.05 $33.54–$25,798.00 71% Jan 1, 2026
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NYU Langone Mineola, NY HC C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE $44.72 $154.05 $33.54–$25,798.00 71% Jan 1, 2026
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NYU Langone Brooklyn, NY HC C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE $44.72 $154.05 $33.54–$25,798.00 71% Jan 1, 2026
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Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica, NY · (718) 262-6000 C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE $45.00 $45.00 $26.80–$1,912.00 — —
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Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing, NY · (718) 670-5000 C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE $45.00 $45.00 $25.34–$1,912.00 — —
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Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ · (973) 831-5000 Ia C Diff Toxin Amp Probe $53.72 $403.00 — 87% —
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CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Ia C Diff Toxin Amp Probe $56.64 $488.00 — 88% —
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The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 CDFRP $81.00 $135.00 $29.82–$118.89 40% —
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Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ · (973) 383-2121 Ia C Diff Toxin Amp Probe $84.64 $1,710.00 — 95% —
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Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · (973) 971-5450 Ia C Diff Toxin Amp Probe $84.64 $1,001.00 — 92% —
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The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 C. DIFF TOXIN A B PCR $85.20 $142.00 $29.82–$120.70 40% —
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Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 C Diff Amplified Probe $86.10 $123.00 $14.36–$625.00 30% Oct 28, 2025
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Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica, NY · (718) 262-6000 DETECTION TEST BY NUCLEIC ACID FOR CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; AMPLIFIED PROBE TECHNIQUE $112.00 $112.00 $26.80–$1,912.00 — —
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Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing, NY · (718) 670-5000 DETECTION TEST BY NUCLEIC ACID FOR CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; AMPLIFIED PROBE TECHNIQUE $112.00 $112.00 $25.34–$1,912.00 — —
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Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 Clostridium dif,amp probe tech $115.00 $115.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn, NY · (718) 250-8000 DETECTION TEST BY NUCLEIC ACID FOR CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; AMPLIFIED PROBE TECHNIQUE $125.87 $125.87 $29.82–$74.54 — —
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Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn, NY · (718) 250-8000 C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE $144.11 $144.11 $29.82–$74.54 — —
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Englewood Health Englewood, NJ · (201) 894-3000 C Diff Pcr 87493 $159.20 $1,592.00 $124.49–$1,273.60 90% Feb 2, 2026
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St Johns Episcopal Hospital Far Rockaway, NY · (718) 869-7000 C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE $165.84 $165.84 $35.41–$81.18 — —
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St Johns Riverside Hospital Park Care Pavillion Yonkers, NY C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE $212.50 $250.00 $35.41–$3,783.00 15% —
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Hudson Regional Hospital Secaucus, NJ · (201) 392-3200 Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique $241.20 $241.20 $37.27–$455.14 — Jan 19, 2026
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New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai New York, NY · (212) 979-4000 C DIFFICILE PCR $273.24 $303.60 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY · (631) 444-4000 DETECTION TEST BY NUCLEIC ACID FOR CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; AMPLIFIED PROBE TECHNIQUE $304.00 $304.00 $37.27–$4,255.00 — —
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Mount Sinai Morningside New York, NY HC Inf Agent Det Nucleic Acid Clostridium Amp Probe $324.00 $360.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY HC Inf Agent Det Nucleic Acid Clostridium Amp Probe $324.00 $360.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York, NY HC Inf Agent Det Nucleic Acid Clostridium Amp Probe $324.00 $360.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Mount Sinai Queens Long Island, NY HC Inf Agent Det Nucleic Acid Clostridium Amp Probe $324.00 $360.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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The Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY · (212) 241-7981 HC Inf Agent Det Nucleic Acid Clostridium Amp Probe $324.00 $360.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY · (631) 444-4000 C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE $325.00 $325.00 $37.27–$4,255.00 — —
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Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ · (908) 522-2000 Ia C Diff Toxin Amp Probe $501.87 $1,319.00 — 62% —
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Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton, NY C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE $532.19 $532.19 $37.27–$48.45 — —
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Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Basking Ridge, NJ HC C. Difficile Dna, Pcr $669.00 $669.00 $149.08–$602.10 — Dec 1, 2025
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Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Middletown, NJ HC C. Difficile Dna, Pcr $669.00 $669.00 $149.08–$602.10 — Dec 1, 2025
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Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison, NY HC C. Difficile Dna, Pcr $669.00 $669.00 $51.97–$602.10 — Dec 1, 2025
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Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York, NY HC C. Difficile Dna, Pcr $669.00 $669.00 $51.97–$602.10 — Dec 1, 2025
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The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 Clostridioides difficile Toxin $787.20 $1,312.00 $29.82–$1,115.20 40% —
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Outpatient: lowest $37.00, median $44.72, highest $669.00 — a 18.1× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 20 facilities here, median $62.86. 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 30 of 37 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 7 it is 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.