Lab tests CPT 87493 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

C. diff test cost in Richmond, KY — inpatient

In Richmond-Berea, KY, 1 hospital lists a cash price for C. difficile toxin gene test (stool PCR) as an inpatient: from $99.60 to $99.60, with a median of $99.60. Across Kentucky, the median is $268.16 at 15 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87493, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$99.60Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital
Median$99.60half pay less
Highest$99.60in this market
Difference1.0×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 Richmond-Berea, KY.

median
Lowest $99.60Highest $404.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital lowest Irvine, KY · (606) 723-2115 HC So Clost Diff,Toxin Gene,Amp Prbe $99.60 $166.00 — 40% —
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Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine, KY · (606) 723-2115 HC Inf Agent Det Nucleic Acid Clostridium Amp Probe $404.40 $674.00 — 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $99.60, median $99.60, highest $99.60.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $270.63 — 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.