C. diff test cost in Oklahoma City, OK
In Oklahoma City, OK, 6 hospitals list a cash price for C. difficile toxin gene test (stool PCR): from $19.05 to $148.20, with a median of $73.53. The lowest listed price is at OU Health - University of Oklahoma Medical Center|Oklahoma Childrens Hospital| OU Health Edmond Medical Center — $54.48 less than the median here. Across Oklahoma, the median is $77.42 at 28 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 3 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 27, 2026 and Jun 12, 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 Oklahoma City, OK.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OU Health - University of Oklahoma Medical Center|Oklahoma Childrens Hospital| OU Health Edmond Medical Center lowest Oklahoma City, OK DETECTION TEST BY NUCLEIC ACID FOR CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; AMPLIFIED PROBE TECHNIQUE | $19.05 | $190.50 | $37.27–$448.00 | 90% | — source file |
| Oklahoma Heart Hospital South Oklahoma City, OK · (405) 628-6000 HC Cdiff Amplified Probe - Infectious Agent Detection by Nucleic Acid (Dna or Rna) | $72.80 | $208.00 | $32.96–$187.20 | 65% | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Oklahoma Heart Hospital Oklahoma City, OK · (405) 608-3200 HC Cdiff Amplified Probe - Infectious Agent Detection by Nucleic Acid (Dna or Rna) | $72.80 | $208.00 | $33.15–$187.20 | 65% | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Logan County Crescent, OK Clostridium Difficile Amp Probe | $74.25 | $99.00 | $54.45 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Logan County Crescent, OK Inf Agent Det Nucleic Acid Clostridium Amp Probe | $74.25 | $99.00 | $54.45 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Logan County Crescent, OK Clostridium Difficile Amp Probe | $74.25 | $99.00 | $54.45 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Logan County Crescent, OK Inf Agent Det Nucleic Acid Clostridium Amp Probe | $74.25 | $99.00 | $54.45 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, OK · (405) 755-1515 Clostridium Difficile Amp Probe | $127.40 | $196.00 | $76.44–$196.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Logan County Guthrie, OK · (405) 282-6700 Clostridium Difficile Amp Probe | $148.20 | $228.00 | $33.15–$46.59 | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $19.05, median $73.53, highest $148.20 — a 7.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $72.80. 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 4 of 6 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 87493 ($140.00). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| OU Health - University of Oklahoma Medical Center|Oklahoma Childrens Hospital| OU Health Edmond Medical Center Oklahoma City, OKC DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $7.03 | file |