Lab tests CPT 87493 Outpatient

C. diff test cost in Nevada, MO

In Nevada, MO, 1 hospital lists a cash price for C. difficile toxin gene test (stool PCR): from $72.90 to $72.90, with a median of $72.90. Across Missouri, the median is $140.40 at 53 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$72.90Nevada City Hospital
Median$72.90half pay less
Highest$72.90in 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 Nevada, MO.

median
Lowest $72.90Highest $72.90

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Nevada City Hospital lowest Nevada, MO · (417) 667-3355 C DIFF TOXIN QST 16377 $72.90 $162.00 — 55% —
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Nevada City Hospital lowest Nevada, MO · (417) 667-3355 C DIFFICILE TOXIN B QL REAL TIME PCR QST $72.90 $162.00 — 55% —
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Outpatient: lowest $72.90, median $72.90, highest $72.90.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $72.90. 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.