Lab tests CPT 87493 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

C. diff test cost in Friendship, WI — inpatient

In Friendship, WI, 1 hospital lists a cash price for C. difficile toxin gene test (stool PCR) as an inpatient: from $212.85 to $212.85, with a median of $212.85. Across Wisconsin, the median is $143.02 at 80 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 Jun 27, 2026 and Jun 27, 2026.

Lowest$212.85Gundersen Moundview Hospital and Clinics
Median$212.85half pay less
Highest$212.85in 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 Friendship, WI.

median
Lowest $212.85Highest $212.85

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Gundersen Moundview Hospital and Clinics lowest Friendship, WI · (608) 339-3331 INFECTIOUS AGENT ANTIGEN DETECTION; C DIFF TOXIN GENE(S) AMP PRO $212.85 $419.00 $177.24–$406.43 49% Jun 27, 2026
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Gundersen Moundview Hospital and Clinics lowest Friendship, WI · (608) 339-3331 INFECTIOUS AGENT ANTIGEN DETECT; C DIFF PCR ARUP $212.85 $419.00 $177.24–$406.43 49% Jun 27, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $212.85, median $212.85, highest $212.85.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $212.85 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is 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.