Lab tests CPT 87493 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

C. diff test cost in Urbana, OH — inpatient

In Urbana, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for C. difficile toxin gene test (stool PCR) as an inpatient: from $109.80 to $109.80, with a median of $109.80. 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$109.80Mercy Health - Urbana Hospital
Median$109.80half pay less
Highest$109.80in 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 Urbana, OH.

median
Lowest $109.80Highest $210.60

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mercy Health - Urbana Hospital lowest Urbana, OH · (937) 653-5231 HC Inf Agent Det Nucleic Acid Clostridium Amp Probe $109.80 $183.00 — 40% —
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Mercy Health - Urbana Hospital Urbana, OH · (937) 653-5231 HC So Clost Diff,Toxin Gene,Amp Prbe $210.60 $351.00 — 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $109.80, median $109.80, highest $109.80.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $109.80 — 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.