C. diff test cost in Indiana
In Indiana, 63 hospitals publish a cash price for C. difficile toxin gene test (stool PCR): from $30.48 to $497.90, with a median of $135.50. The lowest price is at Bluffton Regional Medical Center (Bluffton). The highest price is 16.3× the lowest.
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 Sep 24, 2026.
Lowest$30.48Bluffton Regional Medical Center
Median$135.50half pay less
Highest$497.90in Indiana
Lowest saves$105.02vs the median
Hospitals in Indiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center lowest Bluffton · Fort Wayne, IN 87493 C Diff amplified probe | $30.48 | $127.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Monroe Hospital one side Bloomington · Bloomington, IN C DIFF BY RT-PCR REVOGENE | $37.00 | $171.00 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN 87493 C Diff amplified probe | $38.10 | $127.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Norton Kings Daughters Health Madison · Madison, IN HB CLO DIFFICILE AMP PROBE | $40.04 | $182.00 | May 5, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital of Bremen Bremen · Plymouth, IN Clostridium difficile Toxin Gene by NAAT with Reflex to Toxins A and B by EIA Feces | $40.30 | $62.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Greene County General Hospital Linton · Linton, IN C DIFFICILE GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE | $40.50 | $67.50 | — source file |
| Deaconess Hospital Newburgh · Evansville, IN CHG INF AGENT DET NUCLEIC ACID CLOSTRIDIUM AMP PROBE | $52.50 | $150.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Gibson General Hospital Princeton · Princeton, IN CHG INF AGENT DET NUCLEIC ACID CLOSTRIDIUM AMP PROBE | $52.50 | $150.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center Jasper · Jasper, IN CHG INF AGENT DET NUCLEIC ACID CLOSTRIDIUM AMP PROBE | $52.50 | $150.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Major Hospital Shelbyville · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $56.42 | $182.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Norton Clark Hospital Jeffersonville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB CLO DIFFICILE AMP PROBE | $59.36 | $424.00 | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Norton Scott Hospital Scottsburg · Scottsburg, IN HB CLO DIFFICILE AMP PROBE | $67.60 | $338.00 | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN C difficile Toxin Gene NAA (RL) | $73.71 | $273.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| La Porte Hospital La Porte · Michigan City-La Porte, IN C DIFF AMPLI PROBE - BCE | $73.78 | $223.59 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN 87493 CDIFF AMPLI PROBE | $94.50 | $350.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkview Logansport Hospital Logansport · Logansport, IN HC CDFE2 ENDO C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $102.25 | $204.50 | — source file |
| Sullivan County Community Hospital Sullivan · Terre Haute, IN Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $107.95 | $143.93 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Evansville Evansville · Evansville, IN #C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $115.80 | $193.00 | — source file |
| Parkview Huntington Hospital Huntington · Huntington, IN HC CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE DNA | $129.00 | $258.00 | — source file |
| Parkview Whitley Hospital Columbia City · Fort Wayne, IN HC CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE DNA | $129.00 | $258.00 | — source file |
| Parkview LaGrange Hospital LaGrange · LaGrange, IN HC CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE DNA | $130.00 | $260.00 | — source file |
| Carmel AmbSurg Carmel · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN #C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $130.80 | $218.00 | — source file |
| Endo Surgery Center Carmel · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN #C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $130.80 | $218.00 | — source file |
| Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN #C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $130.80 | $218.00 | — source file |
| St. Vincent Carmel Hospital Carmel · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN #C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $130.80 | $218.00 | — source file |
| St. Vincent Fishers Hospital Fishers · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN #C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $130.80 | $218.00 | — source file |
| St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital Indianapolis · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN #C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $130.80 | $218.00 | — source file |
| Parkview DeKalb Hospital Auburn · Auburn, IN HC CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE DNA | $131.00 | $262.00 | — source file |
| Parkview Noble Hospital Kendallville · Kendallville, IN HC CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE DNA | $131.50 | $263.00 | — source file |
| Parkview Wabash Hospital Wabash · Wabash, IN HC CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE DNA | $133.00 | $266.00 | — source file |
| Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN HC CDFE2 ENDO C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $135.50 | $271.00 | — source file |
| Parkview Regional Medical Center Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN HC CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE DNA | $135.50 | $271.00 | — source file |
| Harrison County Hospital Corydon · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $141.00 | $235.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Witham Memorial Hospital Lebanon · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $147.00 | $210.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Rehabilitation Hospital Of Indiana Indianapolis · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN C diff PCR Assay RHI | $147.06 | $258.00 | — source file |
| St. Vincent Williamsport Hospital Williamsport · Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $153.60 | $256.00 | — source file |
| Goshen Hospital Goshen · Elkhart-Goshen, IN C diff pcr | $167.30 | $239.00 | Aug 14, 2026 source file |
| Putnam County Hospital Greencastle · Greencastle, IN Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $168.84 | $198.63 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Pulaski Memorial Hospital Winamac · Winamac, IN Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $170.87 | $244.10 | Jul 7, 2026 source file |
| Mishawaka Medical Center Mishawaka · South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI HC Labcorp Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Amplified Probe Clostridium Difficile Toxin Gene(S) | $174.85 | $269.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St. Vincent Clay Hospital Brazil · Terre Haute, IN C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $176.40 | $294.00 | — source file |
| Adams County Memorial Hospital Decatur · Decatur, IN Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $184.00 | $184.00 | Aug 14, 2026 source file |
| St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital Anderson · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $184.20 | $307.00 | — source file |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Franklin · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $184.80 | $231.00 | May 5, 2026 source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Warrick Boonville · Evansville, IN C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $194.40 | $324.00 | — source file |
| The Methodist Hospitals Gary · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC Clostridium Toxin a and B, Amplified | $194.60 | $278.00 | — source file |
| The Methodist Hospitals Merrillville · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC Clostridium Toxin a and B, Amplified | $194.60 | $278.00 | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $200.40 | $334.00 | — source file |
| Henry County Memorial Hospital New Castle · New Castle, IN Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $200.97 | $287.10 | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| St. Vincent Jennings Hospital North Vernon · North Vernon, IN C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $205.20 | $342.00 | — source file |
| St. Vincent Salem Hospital Salem · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $205.20 | $342.00 | — source file |
| Plymouth Medical Center Plymouth · Plymouth, IN HC Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Amplified Probe Clostridium Difficile Toxin Gene(S) | $208.65 | $321.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Dukes Memorial Hospital Peru · Peru, IN 87493 CDIFF AMPLI PROBE | $224.50 | $449.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Health Noblesville · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE AMP PROBE | $228.00 | $380.00 | — source file |
| St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana Carmel · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $228.00 | $380.00 | — source file |
| Eskenazi Health Indianapolis · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN HC C. Difficile Toxin B Sti Qi Pcr | $236.70 | $263.00 | — source file |
| Decatur County Memorial Hospital Greensburg · Greensburg, IN Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $237.00 | $316.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| St. Vincent Randolph Hospital Winchester · Winchester, IN C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $249.00 | $415.00 | — source file |
| Columbus Regional Hospital Columbus · Columbus, IN HC Clostridium Difficile Toxin Dna | $269.60 | $337.00 | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Kokomo Kokomo · Kokomo, IN C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $309.00 | $515.00 | — source file |
| Uchicago Medicine Northwest Indiana Crown Point · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC INFECTIOUS AGENT DETECTION BY DNA OR RNA; C-DIFF TOXIN GENE | $421.00 | $421.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Floyd New Albany · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $441.65 | $588.87 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital of South Bend South Bend · South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI zzClostridium difficile Toxin Gene Feces by NAA | $497.90 | $766.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 15 | $56.42 | $147.00 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 7 | $30.48 | $94.50 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 4 | $59.36 | $173.10 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 3 | $194.60 | $194.60 |
| Evansville, IN | 3 | $52.50 | $115.80 |
| Plymouth, IN | 2 | $40.30 | $124.48 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 2 | $174.85 | $336.38 |
| Terre Haute, IN | 2 | $107.95 | $142.18 |
| Auburn, IN | 1 | $131.00 | $131.00 |
| Bloomington, IN | 1 | $37.00 | $37.00 |
| Columbus, IN | 1 | $269.60 | $269.60 |
| Decatur, IN | 1 | $184.00 | $184.00 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 1 | $167.30 | $167.30 |
| Greencastle, IN | 1 | $168.84 | $168.84 |
| Greensburg, IN | 1 | $237.00 | $237.00 |
| Huntington, IN | 1 | $129.00 | $129.00 |
| Jasper, IN | 1 | $52.50 | $52.50 |
| Kendallville, IN | 1 | $131.50 | $131.50 |
| Kokomo, IN | 1 | $309.00 | $309.00 |
| LaGrange, IN | 1 | $130.00 | $130.00 |
| Linton, IN | 1 | $40.50 | $40.50 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 1 | $153.60 | $153.60 |
| Logansport, IN | 1 | $102.25 | $102.25 |
| Madison, IN | 1 | $40.04 | $40.04 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 1 | $73.78 | $73.78 |
| North Vernon, IN | 1 | $205.20 | $205.20 |
| New Castle, IN | 1 | $200.97 | $200.97 |
| Princeton, IN | 1 | $52.50 | $52.50 |
| Peru, IN | 1 | $224.50 | $224.50 |
| Scottsburg, IN | 1 | $67.60 | $67.60 |
| Winamac, IN | 1 | $170.87 | $170.87 |
| Winchester, IN | 1 | $249.00 | $249.00 |
| Wabash, IN | 1 | $133.00 | $133.00 |
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.
C. difficile toxin gene test (stool PCR) in other states
- Alabama$151.64
- Alaska$291.72
- Arizona$50.40
- Arkansas$112.06
- California$179.25
- Colorado$318.38
- Connecticut$116.65
- Delaware$409.92
- Florida$119.90
- Georgia$69.90
- Hawaii$169.20
- Idaho$166.00
- Illinois$177.10
- Iowa$126.10
- Kansas$176.39
- Kentucky$268.16
- Louisiana$51.96
- Maine$81.60
- Maryland$329.33
- Massachusetts$132.00
- Michigan$126.00
- Minnesota$117.64
- Mississippi$55.60
- Missouri$157.95
- Montana$171.01
- Nebraska$122.20
- Nevada$59.47
- New Hampshire$146.61
- New Jersey$42.86
- New Mexico$149.60
- New York$125.87
- North Carolina$165.76
- North Dakota$118.48
- Ohio$130.00
- Oklahoma$77.42
- Oregon$138.55
- Pennsylvania$207.60
- Rhode Island$220.00
- South Carolina$167.00
- South Dakota$154.40
- Tennessee$69.52
- Texas$209.30
- Utah$85.88
- Vermont$233.99
- Virginia$85.20
- Washington$167.40
- West Virginia$119.25
- Wisconsin$143.02
- Wyoming$79.30
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.