Lab tests CPT 87493 Outpatient

C. diff test cost in Ottawa, KS

In Ottawa, KS, 1 hospital lists a cash price for C. difficile toxin gene test (stool PCR): from $390.70 to $390.70, with a median of $390.70. Across Kansas, the median is $176.39 at 10 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$390.70AdventHealth Ottawa
Median$390.70half pay less
Highest$390.70in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
AdventHealth Ottawa Ottawa, KS · (785) 229-8200 HC CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE TOXIN TCBD GENE PCR $390.70 $390.70 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $390.70, median $390.70, highest $390.70.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $390.70. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.