Lab tests CPT 87493 Outpatient

C. diff test cost in Petersburg, WV

In Petersburg, WV, 1 hospital lists a cash price for C. difficile toxin gene test (stool PCR): from $64.00 to $64.00, with a median of $64.00. Across West Virginia, the median is $119.25 at 20 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 — and —.

Lowest$64.00Grant Memorial Hospital
Median$64.00half pay less
Highest$64.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg, WV · (304) 257-1026 DETECTION TEST BY NUCLEIC ACID FOR CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; AMPLIFIED PROBE TECHNIQUE $64.00 $80.00 — 20% —
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Outpatient: lowest $64.00, median $64.00, highest $64.00.

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.