Lab tests CPT 87493 Outpatient

C. diff test cost in Buckhannon, WV

In Buckhannon, WV, 1 hospital lists a cash price for C. difficile toxin gene test (stool PCR): from $147.00 to $147.00, with a median of $147.00. Across West Virginia, the median is $119.25 at 20 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 — and —.

Lowest$147.00St. Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon
Median$147.00half pay less
Highest$147.00in 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 Buckhannon, WV.

median
Lowest $147.00Highest $151.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St. Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon lowest Buckhannon, WV · (304) 472-2000 DETECTION TEST BY NUCLEIC ACID FOR CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; AMPLIFIED PROBE TECHNIQUE $147.00 $294.00 — 50% —
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St. Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon Buckhannon, WV · (304) 472-2000 C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE $151.50 $303.00 — 50% —
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Outpatient: lowest $147.00, median $147.00, highest $147.00.

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.