Lab tests CPT 87493 Outpatient

C. diff test cost in Wildwood, FL

In Wildwood-The Villages, FL, 1 hospital lists a cash price for C. difficile toxin gene test (stool PCR): from $172.58 to $172.58, with a median of $172.58. Across Florida, the median is $124.00 at 144 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87493, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.

Lowest$172.58HCA Florida Ocala Hospital
Median$172.58half pay less
Highest$172.58in 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 Wildwood-The Villages, FL.

median
Lowest $172.58Highest $172.58

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
HCA Florida Ocala Hospital lowest Wildwood, FL Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); Clostridium difficile, toxin gene(s), amplified probe technique $172.58 $172.58 $37.27 — Sep 1, 2026
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HCA Florida Ocala Hospital lowest Wildwood, FL Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); Clostridium difficile, toxin gene(s), amplified probe technique UNSCHEDULED $172.58 $172.58 $144.69–$152.31 — Sep 1, 2026
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HCA Florida Ocala Hospital lowest Wildwood, FL C DIFF TOX GENE AMP PROB $172.58 $172.58 $20.71–$155.32 — Sep 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $172.58, median $172.58, highest $172.58.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

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.