Lab tests CPT 87493 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

C. diff test cost in Orlando, FL — inpatient

In Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL, 6 hospitals list a cash price for C. difficile toxin gene test (stool PCR) as an inpatient: from $30.00 to $472.51, with a median of $30.00. The lowest listed price is at Orlando Health and 3 other hospitals. Across Florida, the median is $119.90 at 81 hospitals.

Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 87493, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$30.00Orlando Health + 3 more
Median$30.00half pay less
Highest$472.51in this market
Difference15.8×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 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL.

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Lowest $30.00Highest $844.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Orlando Health lowest Orlando, FL · (321) 841-5111 Hb C Diff Pcr $30.00 $75.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health St Cloud Hospital lowest Saint Cloud, FL · (407) 892-2135 Hb C Diff Pcr $30.00 $75.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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South Lake Hospital lowest Clermont, FL · (352) 394-4071 Hb C Diff Pcr $30.00 $75.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health Central lowest Ocoee, FL · (407) 296-1000 Hb C Diff Pcr $30.00 $75.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Orlando Orlando, FL · (407) 303-1976 HC CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE TCDB GENE PCR STOOL - ARUP $441.00 $441.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Waterman Tavares, FL · (352) 253-3368 HC CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE TOXIN TCBD GENE PCR $472.51 $472.51 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health St Cloud Hospital Saint Cloud, FL · (407) 892-2135 Hb C. Difficile Toxin Pcr,Feces - (Cdpcr) Mayo-Ref $482.64 $1,206.60 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health Central Ocoee, FL · (407) 296-1000 Hb C. Difficile Toxin Pcr,Feces - (Cdpcr) Mayo-Ref $482.64 $1,206.60 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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South Lake Hospital Clermont, FL · (352) 394-4071 Hb C. Difficile Toxin Pcr,Feces - (Cdpcr) Mayo-Ref $482.64 $1,206.60 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health Orlando, FL · (321) 841-5111 Hb C. Difficile Toxin Pcr,Feces - (Cdpcr) Mayo-Ref $482.64 $1,206.60 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Orlando Orlando, FL · (407) 303-1976 HC CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE TOXIN TCBD GENE PCR $844.00 $844.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $30.00, median $30.00, highest $472.51 — a 15.8× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $74.95 — 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.