Lab tests CPT 87493 Outpatient

C. diff test cost in Hugo, CO

In Hugo, CO, 1 hospital lists a cash price for C. difficile toxin gene test (stool PCR): from $49.00 to $49.00, with a median of $49.00. Across Colorado, the median is $550.27 at 35 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 Jun 4, 2026 and Jun 4, 2026.

Lowest$49.00Lincoln Health
Median$49.00half pay less
Highest$49.00in 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 Hugo, CO.

median
Lowest $49.00Highest $49.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Lincoln Health lowest Hugo, CO · (719) 743-2421 C diff amplified probe $49.00 $49.00 — — Jun 4, 2026
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Lincoln Health lowest Hugo, CO · (719) 743-2421 C. diff int qc $49.00 $49.00 — — Jun 4, 2026
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Lincoln Health lowest Hugo, CO · (719) 743-2421 C diff amplified probe $49.00 $49.00 — — Jun 4, 2026
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Lincoln Health lowest Hugo, CO · (719) 743-2421 C. diff int qc $49.00 $49.00 — — Jun 4, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $49.00, median $49.00, highest $49.00.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $49.00. 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.