Lab tests CPT 87493 Outpatient

C. diff test cost in Ironwood, MI

In Ironwood, MI, 1 hospital lists a cash price for C. difficile toxin gene test (stool PCR): from $217.10 to $217.10, with a median of $217.10. 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 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$217.10Aspirus Ironwood Hospital
Median$217.10half pay less
Highest$217.10in 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 Ironwood, MI.

median
Lowest $217.10Highest $217.10

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Aspirus Ironwood Hospital lowest Ironwood, MI · (906) 932-2525 INF AGENT DET NUCLEIC ACID CLOSTRIDIUM AMP PROBE $217.10 $334.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Ironwood Hospital lowest Ironwood, MI · (906) 932-2525 Fac Cytomed, Dna, Amp Probe $217.10 $334.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $217.10, median $217.10, highest $217.10.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $217.10. 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.