C. diff test cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 83 hospitals publish a cash price for C. difficile toxin gene test (stool PCR): from $25.35 to $1,026.94, with a median of $139.42. The lowest price is at Windom Area Hospital (Windom). The highest price is 40.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $139.42, is about the same as the US median of $136.79.
- That is 3.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($37.27).
- Minnesota ranks 24th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 83 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Minnesota law (Minn. Stat. §144.589): a hospital may not charge an uninsured patient whose household income is under $125,000 more than the lowest amount it would be paid for the same service by a private insurer, counting the insured patient's share. If the cash price below is higher, ask the billing office to apply this limit. Each hospital's page here shows the range of insurer rates in its own file (the "Insurers pay" column), a starting point when you ask. Other states' laws.
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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$25.35Windom Area Hospital
Median$139.42half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,026.94in Minnesota
Lowest saves$114.07vs the median
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windom Area Hospital lowest Windom · Windom, MN INF AGENT DET NUCLEIC ACID CLOSTRIDIUM AMP PROBE 87493 | $25.35 | $37.27 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing · Duluth, MN-WI HC C DIFF TOXIN B PCR | $45.54 | $107.15 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Olivia Hospital Olivia · Olivia, MN Microbiology | $50.63 | $83.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Regions Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Microbiology | $52.52 | $202.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Detection test for clostridium difficile | $60.08 | $114.00 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Detection test for clostridium difficile | $60.08 | $114.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health Center Baudette · Baudette, MN C DIFF TOXIN B GENE TCDBRTPCR | $62.62 | $111.81 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Area Health Services Park Rapids · Park Rapids, MN C DIFF TOXIN B GENE TCDBRTPCR | $62.62 | $111.81 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Unity Family Healthcare Little Falls · Little Falls, MN CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE PCR | $65.54 | $113.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Medical Center Breckenridge · Wahpeton, ND-MN C DIFF TOXIN B GENE TCDBRTPCR | $68.21 | $111.81 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Hutchinson Hospital Hutchinson · Hutchinson, MN Microbiology | $71.92 | $156.35 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Microbiology | $73.32 | $282.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC C DIFF TOXIN B PCR | $90.49 | $225.64 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Perham Health Perham · Fergus Falls, MN Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $91.00 | $140.00 | Feb 1, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC C DIFF TOXIN B PCR | $91.42 | $227.98 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC C DIFF TOXIN B PCR | $91.42 | $227.98 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC C DIFF TOXIN B PCR | $91.45 | $228.04 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital Maplewood · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC C DIFF TOXIN B PCR | $91.45 | $228.04 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC C DIFF TOXIN B PCR | $91.45 | $228.04 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC C DIFF TOXIN B PCR | $91.45 | $228.04 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Riverwood Healthcare Center Aitkin · Aitkin, MN HC C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $93.52 | $167.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt · Faribault-Northfield, MN HCHG CLOSTRIDIUM DIFF TOXIN PCR | $95.03 | $169.70 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG CLOSTRIDIUM DIFF TOXIN PCR | $95.03 | $169.70 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG CLOSTRIDIUM DIFF TOXIN PCR | $95.03 | $169.70 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Owatonna Hospital Owatonna · Owatonna, MN HCHG CLOSTRIDIUM DIFF TOXIN PCR | $95.03 | $169.70 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids, MN HC C DIFF TOXIN B PCR | $95.90 | $225.64 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital of Wabasha Wabasha · Rochester, MN INFECTIOUS AGENT ANTIGEN DETECT; C DIFF PCR ARUP | $96.22 | $158.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC C DIFF TOXIN B PCR | $96.90 | $228.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health System Staples · Staples, MN Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $97.34 | $157.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Welia Health Mora · Mora, MN HCHG CLOSTRIDIUM DIFF TOXIN PCR | $98.70 | $141.00 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG CLOSTRIDIUM DIFF TOXIN PCR | $103.97 | $216.60 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina United Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG CLOSTRIDIUM DIFF TOXIN PCR | $103.97 | $216.60 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG CLOSTRIDIUM DIFF TOXIN PCR | $103.97 | $216.60 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| City of Sleepy Eye Sleepy Eye · New Ulm, MN C DIFFICILE;PCR | $108.82 | $172.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| New Ulm Medical Center New Ulm · New Ulm, MN HCHG CLOSTRIDIUM DIFF TOXIN PCR | $113.68 | $203.00 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Meeker County Memorial Hospital Litchfield · Litchfield, MN CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE, PCR | $114.56 | $179.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| The Cook Hospital Cook · Duluth, MN-WI C. DIFF. TOXIN B | $116.82 | $177.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Wheaton Wheaton · Wheaton, MN INF AGENT DET NUCLEIC ACID CLOSTRIDIUM AMP PROBE 87493 | $121.60 | $152.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Cuyuna Regional Medical Center Crosby · Brainerd, MN HCHG CLOSTRIDIUM DIFF TOXIN PCR | $123.42 | $363.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| County of Murray Slayton · Slayton, MN INF AGENT DET NUCLEIC ACID CLOSTRIDIUM AMP PROBE 87493 | $123.50 | $190.00 | Nov 2, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls · Thief River Falls, MN INF AGENT DET NUCLEIC ACID CLOSTRIDIUM AMP PROBE 87493 | $132.80 | $166.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Virginia Virginia · Duluth, MN-WI C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $139.42 | $222.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne · Sioux Falls, SD-MN INF AGENT DET NUCLEIC ACID CLOSTRIDIUM AMP PROBE 87493 | $142.40 | $178.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's - Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes · Detroit Lakes, MN C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $142.52 | $222.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $146.52 | $222.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $146.52 | $222.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $146.52 | $222.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Northfield Hospital Northfield · Faribault-Northfield, MN C Diff Amp Probe | $147.00 | $350.00 | Apr 16, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center Brainerd · Brainerd, MN C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $149.41 | $222.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital Ely · Duluth, MN-WI Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $152.28 | $188.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Glacial Ridge Hospital Glenwood · Glenwood, MN Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $152.79 | $181.89 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $157.00 | $157.00 | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Bigfork Valley Hospital Bigfork · Grand Rapids, MN C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE BY PCR | $157.62 | $222.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Madison Hospital Madison · Madison, MN CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE, PCR | $161.50 | $190.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Rainy Lake Medical Center International Falls · International Falls, MN INF AGENT DET NUCLEIC ACID CLOSTRIDIUM AMP PROBE | $162.91 | $211.57 | May 6, 2026 source file |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Dawson · Dawson, MN CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE, PCR | $164.05 | $193.00 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Ada Ada · Ada, MN C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $164.06 | $222.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Deer River Deer River · Grand Rapids, MN C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $164.06 | $222.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Fosston Fosston · Grand Forks, ND-MN C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $164.06 | $222.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital Graceville · Graceville, MN C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $164.06 | $222.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake · Duluth, MN-WI C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $164.06 | $222.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora · Duluth, MN-WI C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $164.06 | $222.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Sandstone Sandstone · Sandstone, MN C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $164.06 | $222.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Jackson Hospital Jackson · Jackson, MN INF AGENT DET NUCLEIC ACID CLOSTRIDIUM AMP PROBE 87493 | $164.80 | $206.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Ortonville Area Health Services Ortonville · Ortonville, MN INF AGENT DET NUCLEIC ACID CLOSTRIDIUM AMP PROBE 87493 | $164.90 | $194.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Glencoe Regional Health Glencoe · Hutchinson, MN HCHG CLOSTRIDIUM DIFF TOXIN PCR | $165.02 | $165.02 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Stevens Community Medical Center Morris · Morris, MN Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $168.75 | $225.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet · Duluth, MN-WI CDIFF PCR | $174.72 | $273.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Alomere Health Alexandria · Alexandria, MN CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE, PCR | $180.96 | $312.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI Fac Cytomed, Dna, Amp Probe | $181.70 | $334.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mille Lacs Health System Onamia · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI C DIFF TOX AMP PROBE | $184.10 | $263.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Mahnomen Health Center Mahnomen · Mahnomen, MN INF AGENT DET NUCLEIC ACID CLOSTRIDIUM AMP PROBE 87493 | $188.10 | $209.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby · Canby, MN INF AGENT DET NUCLEIC ACID CLOSTRIDIUM AMP PROBE 87493 | $202.40 | $253.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Lifecare Medical Center Roseau · Roseau, MN Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $204.16 | $232.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Appleton Area Health Appleton · Appleton, MN Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $204.85 | $241.00 | Jul 7, 2026 source file |
| North Valley Health Center Warren · Grand Forks, ND-MN Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $225.00 | $225.00 | Oct 22, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy · Marshall, MN INF AGENT DET NUCLEIC ACID CLOSTRIDIUM AMP PROBE 87493 | $227.20 | $284.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook · Westbrook, MN INF AGENT DET NUCLEIC ACID CLOSTRIDIUM AMP PROBE 87493 | $227.20 | $284.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Kittson Healthcare Hallock · Hallock, MN INF AGENT DET NUCLEIC ACID CLOSTRIDIUM AMP PROBE 87493 | $256.00 | $256.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Aitkin Community Hospital Aitkin · Aitkin, MN HC C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE - TOXIN A & B GENE | $256.20 | $457.50 | Aug 12, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors · Two Harbors, MN Fac Cytomed, Dna, Amp Probe | $274.88 | $334.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Stillwater · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Microbiology | $304.88 | $824.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Astera Health Wadena · Wadena, MN Clostridium Difficile, Pcr | $1,026.94 | $1,422.35 | Feb 20, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 20 | $52.52 | $91.45 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 11 | $45.54 | $146.52 |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 3 | $95.90 | $157.62 |
| Aitkin, MN | 2 | $93.52 | $174.86 |
| Brainerd, MN | 2 | $123.42 | $136.42 |
| Faribault-Northfield, MN | 2 | $95.03 | $121.02 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 2 | $164.06 | $194.53 |
| Hutchinson, MN | 2 | $71.92 | $118.47 |
| New Ulm, MN | 2 | $108.82 | $111.25 |
| Ada, MN | 1 | $164.06 | $164.06 |
| Appleton, MN | 1 | $204.85 | $204.85 |
| Alexandria, MN | 1 | $180.96 | $180.96 |
| Baudette, MN | 1 | $62.62 | $62.62 |
| Canby, MN | 1 | $202.40 | $202.40 |
| Dawson, MN | 1 | $164.05 | $164.05 |
| Detroit Lakes, MN | 1 | $142.52 | $142.52 |
| Fergus Falls, MN | 1 | $91.00 | $91.00 |
| Glenwood, MN | 1 | $152.79 | $152.79 |
| Graceville, MN | 1 | $164.06 | $164.06 |
| Hallock, MN | 1 | $256.00 | $256.00 |
| International Falls, MN | 1 | $162.91 | $162.91 |
| Jackson, MN | 1 | $164.80 | $164.80 |
| Litchfield, MN | 1 | $114.56 | $114.56 |
| Little Falls, MN | 1 | $65.54 | $65.54 |
| Madison, MN | 1 | $161.50 | $161.50 |
| Mahnomen, MN | 1 | $188.10 | $188.10 |
| Mora, MN | 1 | $98.70 | $98.70 |
| Morris, MN | 1 | $168.75 | $168.75 |
| Marshall, MN | 1 | $227.20 | $227.20 |
| Olivia, MN | 1 | $50.63 | $50.63 |
| Ortonville, MN | 1 | $164.90 | $164.90 |
| Owatonna, MN | 1 | $95.03 | $95.03 |
| Park Rapids, MN | 1 | $62.62 | $62.62 |
| Roseau, MN | 1 | $204.16 | $204.16 |
| Rochester, MN | 1 | $96.22 | $96.22 |
| Sandstone, MN | 1 | $164.06 | $164.06 |
| Slayton, MN | 1 | $123.50 | $123.50 |
| Staples, MN | 1 | $97.34 | $97.34 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 1 | $142.40 | $142.40 |
| Thief River Falls, MN | 1 | $132.80 | $132.80 |
| Two Harbors, MN | 1 | $274.88 | $274.88 |
| Wadena, MN | 1 | $1,026.94 | $1,026.94 |
| Westbrook, MN | 1 | $227.20 | $227.20 |
| Wheaton, MN | 1 | $121.60 | $121.60 |
| Windom, MN | 1 | $25.35 | $25.35 |
| Wahpeton, ND-MN | 1 | $68.21 | $68.21 |
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
- Kansas$111.85
- Kentucky$99.80
- Louisiana$74.72
- Maine$108.24
- Maryland$327.75
- Massachusetts$169.81
- Michigan$116.00
- 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.