Lab tests CPT 87493 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

C. diff test cost in Shreveport, LA — inpatient

In Shreveport-Bossier City, LA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for C. difficile toxin gene test (stool PCR) as an inpatient: from $109.48 to $109.48, with a median of $109.48. Across Louisiana, the median is $74.72 at 24 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87493, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$109.48Willis Knighton Medical Center
Median$109.48half pay less
Highest$109.48in 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 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA.

median
Lowest $109.48Highest $551.52

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Willis Knighton Medical Center lowest Shreveport, LA · (318) 212-4000 C Diff Pcr Amp Prb Toxgene-M $109.48 $136.85 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Willis Knighton Medical Center Shreveport, LA · (318) 212-4000 C Diff Pcr Amp Prb Toxgene 2P $127.68 $159.60 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Willis Knighton Medical Center Shreveport, LA · (318) 212-4000 C Diff Amplified Prb Stl Pcr-M $551.52 $689.40 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $109.48, median $109.48, highest $109.48.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $109.48 — 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.