Lab tests CPT 87493 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

C. diff test cost in Sebastian, FL — inpatient

In Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL, 1 hospital lists a cash price for C. difficile toxin gene test (stool PCR) as an inpatient: from $30.00 to $30.00, with a median of $30.00. Across Florida, the median is $119.90 at 81 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$30.00Orlando Health Sebastian River Hospital
Median$30.00half pay less
Highest$30.00in 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 Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL.

median
Lowest $30.00Highest $482.64

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Orlando Health Sebastian River Hospital lowest Sebastian, FL · (772) 589-3187 Hb C Diff Pcr $30.00 $75.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health Sebastian River Hospital Sebastian, FL · (772) 589-3187 Hb C. Difficile Toxin Pcr,Feces - (Cdpcr) Mayo-Ref $482.64 $1,206.60 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $30.00, median $30.00, highest $30.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $127.78 — 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.