Lab tests CPT 87493 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

C. diff test cost in Wooster, OH — inpatient

In Wooster, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for C. difficile toxin gene test (stool PCR) as an inpatient: from $31.05 to $31.05, with a median of $31.05. 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 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$31.05Aultman Orrville Hospital
Median$31.05half pay less
Highest$31.05in 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 Wooster, OH.

median
Lowest $31.05Highest $87.75

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Aultman Orrville Hospital lowest Orrville, OH · (330) 682-3010 Lab-Clostridium Difficile $31.05 $69.00 — 55% Apr 1, 2026
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Aultman Orrville Hospital Orrville, OH · (330) 682-3010 Lab-C. Difficile By Pcr $87.75 $195.00 — 55% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $31.05, median $31.05, highest $31.05.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $31.05 — 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.