Lab tests CPT 87493 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

C. diff test cost in Springfield, OH — inpatient

In Springfield, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for C. difficile toxin gene test (stool PCR) as an inpatient: from $105.00 to $105.00, with a median of $105.00. Across Ohio, the median is $130.00 at 99 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$105.00Springfield Regional Medical Center
Median$105.00half pay less
Highest$105.00in 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 Springfield, OH.

median
Lowest $105.00Highest $159.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Springfield Regional Medical Center lowest Springfield, OH · (937) 523-5500 HC Inf Agent Det Nucleic Acid Clostridium Amp Probe $105.00 $175.00 — 40% —
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Springfield Regional Medical Center Springfield, OH · (937) 523-5500 HC So Clost Diff,Toxin Gene,Amp Prbe $159.00 $265.00 — 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $105.00, median $105.00, highest $105.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $105.00 — 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.