Lab tests CPT 87493 Outpatient

C. diff test cost in Wray, CO

In Wray, CO, 1 hospital lists a cash price for C. difficile toxin gene test (stool PCR): from $170.80 to $170.80, with a median of $170.80. Across Colorado, the median is $372.70 at 45 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87493, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 1, 2024 and Mar 1, 2024.

Lowest$170.80Wray Community District Hospital
Median$170.80half pay less
Highest$170.80in 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 Wray, CO.

median
Lowest $170.80Highest $178.04

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Wray Community District Hospital lowest Wray, CO · (970) 332-4811 C diff Toxin, DNA Detection, Confirmatory testing (RPS) PSPC $170.80 $227.73 — 25% Mar 1, 2024
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Wray Community District Hospital Wray, CO · (970) 332-4811 C. Diff Toxins A&B, EIA $178.04 $237.38 — 25% Mar 1, 2024
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Outpatient: lowest $170.80, median $170.80, highest $170.80.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $170.80. 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.