C. diff test cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 44 hospitals publish a cash price for C. difficile toxin gene test (stool PCR): from $29.80 to $568.00, with a median of $98.00. The lowest price is at Monroe County Hospital (Monroeville). The highest price is 19.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $98.00, is 28% below the US median of $136.79.
- That is 2.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($37.27).
- Alabama ranks 10th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 17 of 44 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 87493. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$29.80Monroe County Hospital
Median$98.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$568.00in Alabama
Lowest saves$68.20vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe County Hospital lowest Monroeville · Monroeville, AL C.DIFFICLE/Epi | $29.80 | $74.50 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL Hc Cytomed, Dna, Amp Probe | $37.00 | $296.01 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Marion Regional Medical Center Hamilton · Hamilton, AL HC C DIFFICILE TOXIN GENE NAA LCA | $42.14 | $98.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Health Services-South Marion Winfield · Winfield, AL HC C DIFFICILE TOXIN GENE NAA LCA | $42.14 | $98.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - East Alabama Wedowee · Wedowee, AL DETECTION TEST BY NUCLEIC ACID FOR CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; AMPLIFIED PROBE TECHNIQUE | $42.80 | $107.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Cullman Regional Medical Center Cullman · Cullman, AL C. difficile Toxin B Qual PCR QSTC | $44.72 | $270.00 | Jan 19, 2026 source file |
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL C DIFF AMPLI PROBE | $46.01 | $383.39 | Nov 23, 2024 source file |
| Montgomery Cancer Center Montgomery · Montgomery, AL AMP PROBE CLOSTRIDIUM | $46.80 | $78.00 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Southeast Health Medical Center Dothan · Dothan, AL DETECTION TEST BY NUCLEIC ACID FOR CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; AMPLIFIED PROBE TECHNIQUE | $47.02 | $117.54 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham · Birmingham, AL C DIFF AMPLI PROBE | $53.55 | $357.00 | Nov 22, 2024 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center South Montgomery · Montgomery, AL AMB-AMP PROBE CLOSTRIDIUM | $54.60 | $91.00 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Ochsner Choctaw General Butler · Butler, AL HC C. DIFFICILE TOXIN BY PCR | $57.00 | $75.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Flowers Hospital Dothan · Dothan, AL C DIFF AMPLI PROBE | $64.56 | $430.37 | Nov 22, 2024 source file |
| Medical Center Barbour Eufaula · Eufaula, AL-GA CDIFF BY DNA AMP | $76.78 | $153.55 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Huntsville · Huntsville, AL KENALOG CREAM 0.5% 20GM TUBE | $77.00 | $77.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Madison · Huntsville, AL KENALOG CREAM 0.5% 20GM TUBE | $77.00 | $77.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville · Huntsville, AL C DIFF AMPLI PROBE | $83.69 | $464.96 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Dch Regional Medical Center Tuscaloosa · Tuscaloosa, AL CLOSTRIDIUM DIFF MOLECULAR | $83.75 | $167.50 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Fayette Medical Center Fayette · Fayette, AL CLOSTRIDIUM DIFF MOLECULAR | $83.75 | $167.50 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Athens Limestone Hospital Athens · Huntsville, AL C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $85.00 | $85.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Regional Medical Center Fort Payne · Fort Payne, AL C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $85.00 | $85.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Whitfield Regional Hospital Demopolis · Demopolis, AL C Difficile Toxin B Gene | $96.00 | $160.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hale County Hospital Greensboro · Tuscaloosa, AL C DIFF PCR | $100.00 | $125.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Russellville Hospital Russellville · Russellville, AL C DIFF TOXIN B GENE | $101.79 | $391.50 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Bibb Medical Center Centreville · Birmingham, AL C DIFFICILE TOXIN PCR | $107.00 | $107.00 | Nov 1, 2025 source file |
| Floyd Cherokee Medical Center Centre · Centre, AL HC AMP PROBE CLOSTRIDIUM | $115.50 | $231.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama – Benjamin Russell Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC C. Difficile Molecular Test | $115.70 | $269.06 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Medical Center Scottsboro · Scottsboro, AL DETECTION TEST BY NUCLEIC ACID FOR CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; AMPLIFIED PROBE TECHNIQUE | $119.00 | $170.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Medical Center Enterprise Enterprise · Enterprise, AL C DIFF AMPLI PROBE | $122.10 | $1,356.69 | Nov 23, 2024 source file |
| Springhill Memorial Hospital Mobile · Mobile, AL SERO C DIFF BY AMP PROBE | $133.88 | $157.50 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center Opelika · Auburn-Opelika, AL LAB 87493 - C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $169.40 | $308.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Citizens Hospital Talladega · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Hc C Diff Amplified Probe | $277.60 | $277.60 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Princeton Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hc C Diff Amplified Probe | $277.60 | $277.60 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Shelby Hospital Alabaster · Birmingham, AL Hc C Diff Amplified Probe | $277.60 | $277.60 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Walker Hospital Jasper · Birmingham, AL Hc C Diff Amplified Probe | $277.60 | $277.60 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Center North Guntersville · Albertville, AL LAB-C.DIFFICILE,TOXIN GENE,AMP | $292.50 | $292.50 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Centers Boaz · Albertville, AL LAB-C.DIFFICILE,TOXIN GENE,AMP | $292.50 | $292.50 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital West Decatur · Decatur, AL X-CDT 027 BY PCR | $297.50 | $297.50 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL X-CDT 027 BY PCR | $297.50 | $297.50 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Parkway Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL X-CDT BY PCR | $297.50 | $297.50 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Baldwin Health Foley · Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL C DIFF AMPLI PROBE | $371.05 | $2,061.41 | Nov 23, 2024 source file |
| Helen Keller Hospital Sheffield · Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL NURS-TRANSFUSE,BLOOD/COMP/BAG | $393.00 | $393.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Cdiff Amp Prb | $430.00 | $430.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Red Bay Hospital Red Bay · Russellville, AL LAB-C.DIFFICILE,TOXIN GENE,AMP | $568.00 | $568.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham, AL | 7 | $53.55 | $277.60 |
| Huntsville, AL | 4 | $77.00 | $80.34 |
| Decatur, AL | 3 | $297.50 | $297.50 |
| Albertville, AL | 2 | $292.50 | $292.50 |
| Dothan, AL | 2 | $47.02 | $55.79 |
| Gadsden, AL | 2 | $37.00 | $41.50 |
| Montgomery, AL | 2 | $46.80 | $50.70 |
| Russellville, AL | 2 | $101.79 | $334.90 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 2 | $83.75 | $91.88 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $169.40 | $169.40 |
| Butler, AL | 1 | $57.00 | $57.00 |
| Centre, AL | 1 | $115.50 | $115.50 |
| Cullman, AL | 1 | $44.72 | $44.72 |
| Demopolis, AL | 1 | $96.00 | $96.00 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $371.05 | $371.05 |
| Enterprise, AL | 1 | $122.10 | $122.10 |
| Eufaula, AL-GA | 1 | $76.78 | $76.78 |
| Fayette, AL | 1 | $83.75 | $83.75 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 1 | $393.00 | $393.00 |
| Fort Payne, AL | 1 | $85.00 | $85.00 |
| Hamilton, AL | 1 | $42.14 | $42.14 |
| Monroeville, AL | 1 | $29.80 | $29.80 |
| Mobile, AL | 1 | $133.88 | $133.88 |
| Scottsboro, AL | 1 | $119.00 | $119.00 |
| Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 1 | $277.60 | $277.60 |
| Wedowee, AL | 1 | $42.80 | $42.80 |
| Winfield, AL | 1 | $42.14 | $42.14 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What C. diff test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: C. diff test explained.
C. difficile toxin gene test (stool PCR) in other states
- Alaska$234.00
- Arizona$72.90
- Arkansas$88.90
- California$152.88
- Colorado$293.42
- Connecticut$146.48
- Delaware$409.92
- District of Columbia$210.35, 3 hospitals
- Florida$113.60
- Georgia$88.35
- Hawaii$299.65
- Idaho$166.00
- Illinois$185.40
- Indiana$133.00
- Iowa$116.46
- Kansas$111.85
- Kentucky$99.80
- Louisiana$74.72
- Maine$108.24
- Maryland$327.75
- Massachusetts$169.81
- Michigan$116.00
- Minnesota$139.42
- Mississippi$55.60
- Missouri$152.01
- Montana$168.51
- Nebraska$166.18
- Nevada$92.53
- New Hampshire$208.32
- New Jersey$42.86
- New Mexico$149.60
- New York$126.45
- North Carolina$125.61
- North Dakota$192.00
- Ohio$130.40
- Oklahoma$96.00
- Oregon$156.71
- Pennsylvania$207.60
- Puerto Rico$1,003.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$104.40
- South Carolina$193.50
- South Dakota$208.00
- Tennessee$89.61
- Texas$175.50
- Utah$160.40
- Vermont$233.99
- Virginia$126.09
- Washington$175.50
- West Virginia$113.60
- Wisconsin$151.80
- Wyoming$155.25
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.