Lab tests CPT 87493 Outpatient

C. diff test cost in Van Wert, OH

In Van Wert, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for C. difficile toxin gene test (stool PCR): from $107.25 to $107.25, with a median of $107.25. Across Ohio, the median is $130.00 at 99 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87493, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$107.25Van Wert County Hospital
Median$107.25half pay less
Highest$107.25in 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 Van Wert, OH.

median
Lowest $107.25Highest $107.25

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Van Wert County Hospital lowest Van Wert, OH · (419) 238-8627 Hc C Difficile Toxin Gene Pcr $107.25 $165.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Van Wert County Hospital lowest Van Wert, OH · (419) 238-8627 Hc C Difficile Toxin Pcr $107.25 $165.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Van Wert County Hospital lowest Van Wert, OH · (419) 238-8627 Hc C Diff Amplified Probe So $107.25 $165.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Van Wert County Hospital lowest Van Wert, OH · (419) 238-8627 Hc C Difficille Toxin Pcr, Fecal So $107.25 $165.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $107.25, median $107.25, highest $107.25.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $107.25. 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.