Lab tests CPT 87493 Outpatient

C. diff test cost in Kodiak, AK

In Kodiak, AK, 1 hospital lists a cash price for C. difficile toxin gene test (stool PCR): from $485.94 to $485.94, with a median of $485.94. Across Alaska, the median is $291.72 at 9 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$485.94Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center
Median$485.94half pay less
Highest$485.94in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center Kodiak, AK · (907) 486-3281 HC CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXINS AMPLIFIED PROBE $485.94 $623.00 — 22% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $485.94, median $485.94, highest $485.94.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $485.94. 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.