C. diff test cost in Pensacola, FL
In Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL, 2 hospitals list a cash price for C. difficile toxin gene test (stool PCR): from $19.56 to $47.84, with a median of $33.70. The lowest listed price is at HMA Santa Rosa Medical Center — $14.14 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $119.90 at 81 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HMA Santa Rosa Medical Center lowest Milton, FL · (850) 626-7762 C diff AB PCR | $19.56 | $130.41 | $25.30–$130.41 | 85% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HMA Santa Rosa Medical Center lowest Milton, FL · (850) 626-7762 C difficile NAA w/reflex Toxin Confirmation | $19.56 | $130.41 | $25.30–$130.41 | 85% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HMA Santa Rosa Medical Center lowest Milton, FL · (850) 626-7762 Clostridium difficile Toxin A B Amp Probe | $19.56 | $130.41 | $25.30–$130.41 | 85% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HMA Santa Rosa Medical Center lowest Milton, FL · (850) 626-7762 Clostridium difficile Toxin PCR | $19.56 | $130.41 | $25.30–$130.41 | 85% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HMA Santa Rosa Medical Center lowest Milton, FL · (850) 626-7762 Clostridium difficile by DNA Amp | $19.56 | $130.41 | $25.30–$130.41 | 85% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HMA Santa Rosa Medical Center lowest Milton, FL · (850) 626-7762 Verigene C difficile Panel | $19.56 | $130.41 | $25.30–$130.41 | 85% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HMA Santa Rosa Medical Center lowest Milton, FL · (850) 626-7762 C difficile PCR w/reflex Toxin Confirmation | $19.56 | $130.41 | $25.30–$130.41 | 85% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HMA Santa Rosa Medical Center Milton, FL · (850) 626-7762 Clostridium Difficile Toxin By NAAT RLNI | $19.60 | $130.68 | $25.35–$130.68 | 85% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sacred Heart Hospital Pensacola, FL · (850) 416-7000 UC-AMP PROBE CLOSTRIDIUM | $47.84 | $119.60 | $37.27–$101.00 | 60% | — source file |
| Sacred Heart Hospital Pensacola, FL · (850) 416-7000 AMP PROBE CLOSTRIDIUM | $50.80 | $127.00 | $37.27–$101.00 | 60% | — source file |
| Sacred Heart Hospital Pensacola, FL · (850) 416-7000 C DIFFICILE TOXIN GENE AMPL PROBE | $76.32 | $190.80 | $37.27–$140.16 | 60% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $19.56, median $33.70, highest $47.84 — a 2.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $45.64. 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 2 of 2 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.