Lab tests CPT 87493 Outpatient

C. diff test cost in Kilmarnock, VA

In Kilmarnock, VA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for C. difficile toxin gene test (stool PCR): from $129.60 to $129.60, with a median of $129.60. Across Virginia, the median is $85.20 at 37 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$129.60Rappahannock General Hospital
Median$129.60half pay less
Highest$129.60in 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 Kilmarnock, VA.

median
Lowest $129.60Highest $136.20

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Rappahannock General Hospital lowest Kilmarnock, VA · (804) 435-8000 HC So Clost Diff,Toxin Gene,Amp Prbe $129.60 $216.00 — 40% —
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Rappahannock General Hospital Kilmarnock, VA · (804) 435-8000 HC Inf Agent Det Nucleic Acid Clostridium Amp Probe $136.20 $227.00 — 40% —
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Outpatient: lowest $129.60, median $129.60, highest $129.60.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $129.60. 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.