Lab tests CPT 87493 Outpatient

C. diff test cost in Grants, NM

In Grants, NM, 1 hospital lists a cash price for C. difficile toxin gene test (stool PCR): from $137.61 to $137.61, with a median of $137.61. Across New Mexico, the median is $149.60 at 19 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 — and —.

Lowest$137.61Cibola General Hospital
Median$137.61half pay less
Highest$137.61in 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 Grants, NM.

median
Lowest $137.61Highest $168.92

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Cibola General Hospital lowest Grants, NM · (505) 287-5300 C. DIFFICILE PCR TC $137.61 $172.01 $24.23–$154.81 20% —
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Cibola General Hospital Grants, NM · (505) 287-5300 C. DIFF TOXIN BQL PCR QSTS $168.92 $211.15 $24.23–$190.04 20% —
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Cibola General Hospital Grants, NM · (505) 287-5300 CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE GENEXPERT $168.92 $211.15 $24.23–$190.04 20% —
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Outpatient: lowest $137.61, median $137.61, highest $137.61.

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.