C. diff test cost in Mississippi
In Mississippi, 54 hospitals publish a cash price for C. difficile toxin gene test (stool PCR): from $21.00 to $305.00, with a median of $55.60. The lowest price is at Choctaw Regional Medical Center (Ackerman). The highest price is 14.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $55.60, is 59% below the US median of $136.79.
- That is 1.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($37.27).
- Mississippi ranks 2nd of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 54 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$21.00Choctaw Regional Medical Center
Median$55.60half of hospitals charge less
Highest$305.00in Mississippi
Lowest saves$34.60vs the median
Hospitals in Mississippi, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Choctaw Regional Medical Center lowest Ackerman · Ackerman, MS C-DIFF | $21.00 | $30.00 | Oct 12, 2026 source file |
| Singing River Gulfport Gulfport · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $23.00 | $115.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Rush Hospital Meridian · Meridian, MS HC C. DIFFICILE TOXIN BY PCR | $23.25 | $75.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, MS C DIFFICILE TOXIN B PCR | $29.19 | $139.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center Meridian · Meridian, MS C DIFFICILE/EPI AMP PROBE | $30.58 | $139.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Southaven · Memphis, TN-MS-AR C DIFFICILE/EPI AMP PROBE | $31.60 | $158.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Kings Daughters Medical Center Brookhaven · Brookhaven, MS C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $32.10 | $107.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle Columbus · Columbus, MS C DIFFICILE TOXIN B PCR | $32.75 | $131.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Ocean Springs Hospital Ocean Springs · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $34.50 | $115.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Pascagoula Hospital Pascagoula · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $34.50 | $115.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi Oxford · Oxford, MS C DIFFICILE/EPI AMP PROBE | $36.34 | $158.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Booneville Booneville · Tupelo, MS C DIFFICILE TOXIN B PCR | $37.68 | $157.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County New Albany · New Albany, MS C DIFFICILE TOXIN B PCR | $37.68 | $157.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Clay County Medical West Point · West Point, MS HC C DIFFICILE TOXIN GENE NAA LCA | $42.14 | $98.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Medical Center Tupelo · Tupelo, MS HC C DIFFICILE TOXIN GENE NAA LCA | $42.14 | $98.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore Amory Amory · Amory, MS HC C DIFFICILE TOXIN GENE NAA LCA | $42.14 | $98.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pontotoc Health Service INC Cah Pontotoc · Pontotoc, MS HC C DIFFICILE TOXIN GENE NAA LCA | $42.14 | $98.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tishomingo Health Services Iuka · Iuka, MS HC C DIFFICILE TOXIN GENE NAA LCA | $42.14 | $98.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Webster General Hospital/ Swing Bed Eupora · Starkville, MS HC C DIFFICILE TOXIN GENE NAA LCA | $42.14 | $98.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Crossgates River Oaks Hospital Brandon · Jackson, MS C diff AB PCR | $43.50 | $290.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Laird Hospital Union · Union, MS HC C. DIFFICILE TOXIN BY PCR | $45.75 | $75.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Scott Regional Morton · Jackson, MS HC C. DIFFICILE TOXIN BY PCR | $47.25 | $75.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Watkins Hospital Quitman · Meridian, MS HC C. DIFFICILE TOXIN BY PCR | $50.25 | $75.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Stennis Memorial Hospital DeKalb · DeKalb, MS HC C. DIFFICILE TOXIN BY PCR | $51.75 | $75.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health Central Jackson · Jackson, MS C DIFF AMPLI PROBE - BCE | $52.05 | $347.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center-South Meridian · Meridian, MS C DIFFICILE/EPI AMP PROBE | $55.60 | $139.00 | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| UMMC Madison Canton · Jackson, MS 87493 DETECTION TEST BY NUCLEIC ACID FOR CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE | $55.60 | $139.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, MS 87493 DETECTION TEST BY NUCLEIC ACID FOR CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE | $55.60 | $139.00 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo Yazoo City · Jackson, MS C DIFFICILE TOXIN B PCR | $56.99 | $139.00 | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Hancock Bay St. Louis · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS HC C. DIFFICILE TOXIN BY PCR | $57.00 | $150.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center-Attala Kosciusko · Kosciusko, MS C DIFFICILE/EPI AMP PROBE | $61.16 | $139.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital - Leake Carthage · Carthage, MS C DIFFICILE/EPI AMP PROBE | $62.55 | $139.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health Wesley Hattiesburg · Hattiesburg, MS C DIFF AMPLI PROBE | $68.04 | $324.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center McComb · McComb, MS Hc c diff toxin b by pcr | $68.28 | $113.80 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Inf Ag Clostridium Difficile Toxin Pcr | $69.52 | $316.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Tallahatchie General Hospital Charleston · Charleston, MS CLOSTRIDIUM DIFF PCR SEND OUT | $77.79 | $111.13 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| North Sunflower Medical Center Ruleville · Ruleville, MS Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $80.00 | $160.00 | Oct 19, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Calhoun Calhoun City · Calhoun City, MS C DIFFICILE TOXIN B PCR | $81.64 | $157.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center- Grenada Grenada · Grenada, MS HC C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $82.40 | $206.00 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health Natchez Natchez · Natchez, MS-LA C DIFF AMPLI PROBE | $92.61 | $514.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Yalobusha General Hospital Water Valley · Oxford, MS C DIFF BY DNA AMPLIF | $96.60 | $138.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Winston County Medical Foundation Louisville · Louisville, MS Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $101.66 | $130.00 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Field Memorial Community Hospital Centreville · Centreville, MS C DIFFICILE TOXIN GENE NAA | $120.00 | $160.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| South central regional medical center Laurel · Laurel, MS HC C. Diff, Molecular | $152.00 | $152.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Wayne General Hospital Waynesboro · Waynesboro, MS Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $157.00 | $157.00 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health River Region Vicksburg · Vicksburg, MS C DIFF AMPLI PROBE | $162.18 | $901.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Simpson General Hospital Cah Mendenhall · Jackson, MS Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $168.70 | $241.00 | Apr 30, 2025 source file |
| Monroe Regional Hospital Aberdeen · Aberdeen, MS CLOS DIFFICILE CLINIC | $176.00 | $176.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Tyler Holmes Memorial Hospital Winona · Grenada, MS Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $222.75 | $297.00 | Jul 28, 2026 source file |
| Covington county hospital Collins · Collins, MS HC C. Diff, Molecular | $225.00 | $225.00 | Jul 21, 2026 source file |
| Magee general hospital Magee · Jackson, MS HC C. Diff, Molecular | $240.00 | $240.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health River Oaks Flowood · Jackson, MS C DIFF AMPLI PROBE - BCE | $268.25 | $1,219.32 | May 5, 2025 source file |
| Merit Health Womans Hospital Flowood · Jackson, MS C difficile PCR w/reflex Toxin Confirmation | $281.40 | $1,340.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tippah County Hospital Ripley · Ripley, MS C Diff Toxin By Pcr | $305.00 | $406.00 | — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson, MS | 11 | $29.19 | $55.60 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 4 | $23.00 | $34.50 |
| Meridian, MS | 4 | $23.25 | $40.42 |
| Grenada, MS | 2 | $82.40 | $152.58 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 2 | $31.60 | $50.56 |
| Oxford, MS | 2 | $36.34 | $66.47 |
| Tupelo, MS | 2 | $37.68 | $39.91 |
| Aberdeen, MS | 1 | $176.00 | $176.00 |
| Ackerman, MS | 1 | $21.00 | $21.00 |
| Amory, MS | 1 | $42.14 | $42.14 |
| Brookhaven, MS | 1 | $32.10 | $32.10 |
| Calhoun City, MS | 1 | $81.64 | $81.64 |
| Carthage, MS | 1 | $62.55 | $62.55 |
| Centreville, MS | 1 | $120.00 | $120.00 |
| Charleston, MS | 1 | $77.79 | $77.79 |
| Collins, MS | 1 | $225.00 | $225.00 |
| Columbus, MS | 1 | $32.75 | $32.75 |
| DeKalb, MS | 1 | $51.75 | $51.75 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 1 | $68.04 | $68.04 |
| Iuka, MS | 1 | $42.14 | $42.14 |
| Kosciusko, MS | 1 | $61.16 | $61.16 |
| Louisville, MS | 1 | $101.66 | $101.66 |
| Laurel, MS | 1 | $152.00 | $152.00 |
| McComb, MS | 1 | $68.28 | $68.28 |
| New Albany, MS | 1 | $37.68 | $37.68 |
| Natchez, MS-LA | 1 | $92.61 | $92.61 |
| Pontotoc, MS | 1 | $42.14 | $42.14 |
| Ripley, MS | 1 | $305.00 | $305.00 |
| Ruleville, MS | 1 | $80.00 | $80.00 |
| Starkville, MS | 1 | $42.14 | $42.14 |
| Union, MS | 1 | $45.75 | $45.75 |
| Vicksburg, MS | 1 | $162.18 | $162.18 |
| Waynesboro, MS | 1 | $157.00 | $157.00 |
| West Point, MS | 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
- 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
- Minnesota$139.42
- 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.