Lab tests CPT 87493 Outpatient

C. diff test cost in Staunton, VA

In Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for C. difficile toxin gene test (stool PCR): from $52.00 to $52.00, with a median of $52.00. Across Virginia, the median is $85.20 at 37 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87493, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$52.00Augusta Health
Median$52.00half pay less
Highest$52.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Augusta Health Fishersville, VA · (540) 332-4000 Clostridium Difficile By Pcr $52.00 $104.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $52.00, median $52.00, highest $52.00.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $52.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.