Lab tests CPT 87493 Outpatient

C. diff test cost in Martin, SD

In Martin, SD, 1 hospital lists a cash price for C. difficile toxin gene test (stool PCR): from $303.00 to $303.00, with a median of $303.00. Across South Dakota, the median is $211.60 at 16 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 — and —.

Lowest$303.00Bennett County Hospital & Nursing Home
Median$303.00half pay less
Highest$303.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Bennett County Hospital & Nursing Home Martin, SD · (605) 685-6622 C DIFF BY NAAT $303.00 $303.00 — — —
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Outpatient: lowest $303.00, median $303.00, highest $303.00.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $303.00. 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.