C. diff test cost in Kansas
In Kansas, 77 hospitals publish a cash price for C. difficile toxin gene test (stool PCR): from $16.25 to $612.00, with a median of $111.85. The lowest price is at Menorah Medical Center (Overland Park). The highest price is 37.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $111.85, is 18% below the US median of $136.79.
- That is 3.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($37.27).
- Kansas ranks 14th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 23 of 77 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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$16.25Menorah Medical Center
Median$111.85half of hospitals charge less
Highest$612.00in Kansas
Lowest saves$95.60vs the median
Hospitals in Kansas, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Menorah Medical Center lowest Overland Park · Kansas City, MO-KS C DIFF TOX B NAP1 ST AMP | $16.25 | $16.25 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Overland Park Regional Medical Center Olathe · Kansas City, MO-KS C DIFF TOX B NAP1 ST AMP | $22.28 | $22.28 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| County of Logan Oakley · Oakley, KS Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $30.00 | $150.00 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| Providence Medical Center Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS Hc Cytomed, Dna, Amp Probe | $37.00 | $305.70 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Saint John Hospital Leavenworth · Kansas City, MO-KS Hc Cytomed, Dna, Amp Probe | $37.00 | $304.49 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Hamilton County Hospital Syracuse · Syracuse, KS Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $40.00 | $40.00 | Oct 24, 2026 source file |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan Manhattan · Manhattan, KS CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE A&B SO | $47.20 | $118.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Coffey County Hospital Burlington · Burlington, KS CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE | $49.50 | $165.00 | Nov 6, 2024 source file |
| Kingman Healthcare Center Kingman · Kingman, KS .C DIFFICILE TOXIN B BY NAA WITH PROBE | $51.00 | $102.00 | Jul 29, 2026 source file |
| Jewell County Hospital Mankato · Mankato, KS Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $56.81 | $75.75 | Aug 4, 2026 source file |
| Kansas Surgery & Recovery Center Wichita · Wichita, KS CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN | $59.70 | $60.00 | Mar 25, 2025 source file |
| The University of Kansas Health System- St. Francis Campus Topeka · Topeka, KS Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $68.12 | $227.06 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Lawrence Memorial Hospital Lawrence · Lawrence, KS C difficle, Toxigenic and Epi Stain, by PCR | $72.06 | $288.25 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital KS Moundridge · McPherson, KS C difficile toxin B gene by PCR AMS | $73.02 | $85.90 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Comanche County Hospital Coldwater · Coldwater, KS C. DIFFICILE TOXIN | $79.50 | $106.00 | Sep 3, 2026 source file |
| Ellinwood District Hospital Ellinwood · Great Bend, KS Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $80.75 | $95.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Phillips County Hospital Phillipsburg · Phillipsburg, KS Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $80.75 | $95.00 | Aug 4, 2026 source file |
| HaysMed Hays · Hays, KS DETECTION TEST BY NUCLEIC ACID FOR CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; AMPLIFIED PROBE TECHNIQUE | $82.50 | $250.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Wamego Health Center Wamego · Manhattan, KS C. DIFFICILE TOXIN B BY PCR | $82.80 | $207.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Susan B Allen Memorial Hospital El Dorado · Wichita, KS DETECTION TEST BY NUCLEIC ACID FOR CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE, AMPLIFIED PROBE TECHNIQUE | $83.85 | $129.00 | May 27, 2025 source file |
| Nemaha Valley Community Hospital Seneca · Seneca, KS Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $86.40 | $96.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Minneola District Hospital Nbr 2 Minneola · Dodge City, KS Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $89.60 | $128.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Clara Barton Hospital Hoisington · Great Bend, KS Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $93.10 | $133.00 | Sep 26, 2026 source file |
| Kiowa District Hospital Kiowa · Kiowa, KS Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $96.00 | $120.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Hospital District #1 of Rice County Lyons · Lyons, KS C DIFFICILE TOXIN GENE NAA | $96.03 | $128.04 | Aug 14, 2026 source file |
| Holton Community Hospital Holton · Topeka, KS Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $98.85 | $131.80 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital Wakeeney · Wakeeney, KS Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $99.45 | $117.00 | Aug 4, 2026 source file |
| Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital Medicine Lodge · Medicine Lodge, KS Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $99.75 | $99.75 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Pawnee Valley Community Hospital Larned · Larned, KS DETECTION TEST BY NUCLEIC ACID FOR CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; AMPLIFIED PROBE TECHNIQUE | $100.00 | $250.00 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| Fredonia Regional Hospital Fredonia · Fredonia, KS Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $101.96 | $101.96 | Aug 4, 2026 source file |
| Russell Regional Hospital Russell · Russell, KS $C DIFF, PCR | $102.00 | $120.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Ashland Health Center Ashland · Ashland, KS Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $104.00 | $130.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Kansas Spine & Specialty Hospital Wichita · Wichita, KS C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $104.90 | $161.39 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Graham County Hospital Hill City · Hill City, KS Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $105.00 | $105.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Ottawa County Health Center Minneapolis · Salina, KS Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $105.00 | $105.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Kiowa County Memorial Hospital Greensburg · Greensburg, KS Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $107.10 | $126.00 | Aug 4, 2026 source file |
| Wilson County Hospital Neodesha · Neodesha, KS Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $109.50 | $146.00 | Aug 4, 2026 source file |
| Labette County Medical Center Parsons · Parsons, KS C DIFF NAAT | $110.39 | $157.70 | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Cheyenne County Hospital Saint Francis · Saint Francis, KS Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $111.85 | $111.85 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Smith County Memorial Hospital Smith Center · Smith Center, KS Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $115.66 | $115.66 | Aug 4, 2026 source file |
| Meade District Hospital Meade · Meade, KS C DIFFICILE PCR | $120.94 | $120.94 | Dec 31, 2024 source file |
| Rooks County Health Center Plainville · Plainville, KS Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $122.06 | $162.75 | Nov 6, 2026 source file |
| Norton County Hospital Norton · Norton, KS Clostridium Difficile Toxin B, Ql Real Time PCR QST | $123.20 | $176.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hutchinson Regional Medical Center Hutchinson · Hutchinson, KS Clostridium difficile PCR | $124.12 | $190.95 | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Greeley County Health Services Tribune · Tribune, KS RL CLOSTRIDIUM DIFF TOXIN AMPL PROBE | $124.60 | $178.00 | Jan 14, 2025 source file |
| Sheridan County Hospital Hoxie · Hoxie, KS CLOSTRIDIUM DIFF TOX, AMP PROBE (87493) | $126.00 | $126.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Osborne County Memorial Hospital Osborne · Osborne, KS Clostridium Difficile Toxin B,ql Real Time Pcr Qst | $128.00 | $150.00 | — source file |
| Hodgeman County Health Center Jetmore · Jetmore, KS Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $129.60 | $162.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Stafford County Hospital Stafford · Stafford, KS Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $131.04 | $131.04 | Aug 4, 2026 source file |
| Morton County Hospital Elkhart · Elkhart, KS Clostridium Difficile Pcr | $136.00 | $151.00 | — source file |
| Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center Chanute · Chanute, KS C DIFFICILE/EPI GENEXPERT | $136.20 | $181.60 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Southwest medical center Liberal · Liberal, KS Bact & Micro Tests | $137.60 | $172.00 | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
| Edwards County Hospital and Healthcare Center Kinsley · Kinsley, KS C DIFF Toxin Gene, PCR RL | $147.20 | $184.00 | Feb 23, 2026 source file |
| Morris County Hospital Council Grove · Council Grove, KS Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $149.40 | $249.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln County Hospital Lincoln · Lincoln, KS Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $150.98 | $167.75 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas Galena · Joplin, MO-KS Clostridium Difficile Amp Probe | $154.05 | $237.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Fort Scott Fort Scott · Fort Scott, KS INF AGNT BY NUCLEIC ACID C DIF | $155.82 | $389.55 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Health Oberlin · Oberlin, KS Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $164.04 | $182.27 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Columbus Columbus · Joplin, MO-KS Clostridium Difficile Amp Probe | $165.10 | $254.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Satanta District Hospital, Clinics, & Ltcu Satanta · Satanta, KS Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $171.00 | $190.00 | Aug 4, 2026 source file |
| Grisell Memorial Hospital Ransom · Ransom, KS Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $173.89 | $183.04 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| McPherson Hospital McPherson · McPherson, KS Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $176.86 | $239.00 | Oct 26, 2026 source file |
| Stanton County Hospital Johnson · Johnson, KS Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $184.00 | $184.00 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park · Kansas City, MO-KS C DIFF TOXIN AMP PROBE | $187.68 | $391.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Pittsburg Pittsburg · Pittsburg, KS Clostridium Difficile Amp Probe | $210.60 | $324.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| South Central Kansas Regional Medical Center Arkansas City · Arkansas City-Winfield, KS Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $225.96 | $225.96 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Clay County Medical Center Clay Center · Clay Center, KS Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $273.26 | $273.26 | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
| Amberwell Atchison Association Atchison · Atchison, KS Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $347.00 | $347.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| Hiawatha Community Hospital Utah Hiawatha · Utah Hiawatha, KS Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $347.00 | $347.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| Lindsborg Community Hospital Lindsborg · McPherson, KS Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $348.11 | $497.30 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Salina Regional Health Center Salina · Salina, KS Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $348.11 | $497.30 | Aug 14, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Ottawa Ottawa · Ottawa, KS HC CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE TOXIN TCBD GENE PCR | $390.70 | $390.70 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission · Kansas City, MO-KS HC CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE TOXIN TCBD GENE PCR | $390.70 | $390.70 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park · Kansas City, MO-KS HC CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE TOXIN TCBD GENE PCR | $390.70 | $390.70 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital Abilene · Abilene, KS Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $497.30 | $497.30 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Wesley Medical Center Andover · Wichita, KS C DIFF TOX GENE AMP PROB | $612.00 | $612.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Wesley Woodlawn Wichita · Wichita, KS C DIFF TOX GENE AMP PROB | $612.00 | $612.00 | Sep 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 7 | $16.25 | $37.00 |
| Wichita, KS | 5 | $59.70 | $104.90 |
| McPherson, KS | 3 | $73.02 | $176.86 |
| Great Bend, KS | 2 | $80.75 | $86.92 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 2 | $154.05 | $159.58 |
| Manhattan, KS | 2 | $47.20 | $65.00 |
| Salina, KS | 2 | $105.00 | $226.56 |
| Topeka, KS | 2 | $68.12 | $83.48 |
| Abilene, KS | 1 | $497.30 | $497.30 |
| Ashland, KS | 1 | $104.00 | $104.00 |
| Arkansas City-Winfield, KS | 1 | $225.96 | $225.96 |
| Atchison, KS | 1 | $347.00 | $347.00 |
| Burlington, KS | 1 | $49.50 | $49.50 |
| Chanute, KS | 1 | $136.20 | $136.20 |
| Clay Center, KS | 1 | $273.26 | $273.26 |
| Coldwater, KS | 1 | $79.50 | $79.50 |
| Council Grove, KS | 1 | $149.40 | $149.40 |
| Dodge City, KS | 1 | $89.60 | $89.60 |
| Elkhart, KS | 1 | $136.00 | $136.00 |
| Fort Scott, KS | 1 | $155.82 | $155.82 |
| Fredonia, KS | 1 | $101.96 | $101.96 |
| Greensburg, KS | 1 | $107.10 | $107.10 |
| Hill City, KS | 1 | $105.00 | $105.00 |
| Hoxie, KS | 1 | $126.00 | $126.00 |
| Hays, KS | 1 | $82.50 | $82.50 |
| Hutchinson, KS | 1 | $124.12 | $124.12 |
| Jetmore, KS | 1 | $129.60 | $129.60 |
| Johnson, KS | 1 | $184.00 | $184.00 |
| Kingman, KS | 1 | $51.00 | $51.00 |
| Kinsley, KS | 1 | $147.20 | $147.20 |
| Kiowa, KS | 1 | $96.00 | $96.00 |
| Larned, KS | 1 | $100.00 | $100.00 |
| Lincoln, KS | 1 | $150.98 | $150.98 |
| Lyons, KS | 1 | $96.03 | $96.03 |
| Lawrence, KS | 1 | $72.06 | $72.06 |
| Liberal, KS | 1 | $137.60 | $137.60 |
| Mankato, KS | 1 | $56.81 | $56.81 |
| Meade, KS | 1 | $120.94 | $120.94 |
| Medicine Lodge, KS | 1 | $99.75 | $99.75 |
| Neodesha, KS | 1 | $109.50 | $109.50 |
| Norton, KS | 1 | $123.20 | $123.20 |
| Oakley, KS | 1 | $30.00 | $30.00 |
| Oberlin, KS | 1 | $164.04 | $164.04 |
| Osborne, KS | 1 | $128.00 | $128.00 |
| Ottawa, KS | 1 | $390.70 | $390.70 |
| Parsons, KS | 1 | $110.39 | $110.39 |
| Phillipsburg, KS | 1 | $80.75 | $80.75 |
| Plainville, KS | 1 | $122.06 | $122.06 |
| Pittsburg, KS | 1 | $210.60 | $210.60 |
| Ransom, KS | 1 | $173.89 | $173.89 |
| Russell, KS | 1 | $102.00 | $102.00 |
| Saint Francis, KS | 1 | $111.85 | $111.85 |
| Satanta, KS | 1 | $171.00 | $171.00 |
| Seneca, KS | 1 | $86.40 | $86.40 |
| Smith Center, KS | 1 | $115.66 | $115.66 |
| Stafford, KS | 1 | $131.04 | $131.04 |
| Syracuse, KS | 1 | $40.00 | $40.00 |
| Tribune, KS | 1 | $124.60 | $124.60 |
| Utah Hiawatha, KS | 1 | $347.00 | $347.00 |
| Wakeeney, KS | 1 | $99.45 | $99.45 |
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
- Alabama$98.00
- 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
- 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.