Lab tests CPT 87493 Outpatient

C. diff test cost in Harbor Beach, MI

In Harbor Beach, MI, 1 hospital lists a cash price for C. difficile toxin gene test (stool PCR): from $87.75 to $87.75, with a median of $87.75. Across Michigan, the median is $126.00 at 59 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87493, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$87.75Harbor Beach Community Hospital
Median$87.75half pay less
Highest$87.75in 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 Harbor Beach, MI.

median
Lowest $87.75Highest $94.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Harbor Beach Community Hospital lowest Harbor Beach, MI · (517) 479-3201 C DIFF STOOL TOXIN (PCR) $87.75 $117.00 — 25% —
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Harbor Beach Community Hospital Harbor Beach, MI · (517) 479-3201 C. DIFFICILE TOXIN BY PCR $94.50 $126.00 — 25% —
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Outpatient: lowest $87.75, median $87.75, highest $87.75.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $87.75. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.