C. diff test cost in Missouri
In Missouri, 58 hospitals publish a cash price for C. difficile toxin gene test (stool PCR): from $37.00 to $676.06, with a median of $152.01. The lowest price is at St Joseph Medical Center (Kansas City). The highest price is 18.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $152.01, is 11% above the US median of $136.79.
- That is 4.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($37.27).
- Missouri ranks 28th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 9 of 58 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 2, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$37.00St Joseph Medical Center
Median$152.01half of hospitals charge less
Highest$676.06in Missouri
Lowest saves$115.01vs the median
Hospitals in Missouri, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph Medical Center lowest Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS Hc Cytomed, Dna, Amp Probe | $37.00 | $255.86 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Missouri Delta Medical Center Sikeston · Sikeston, MO Clostridium Difficile PCR | $52.56 | $210.25 | Aug 7, 2026 source file |
| Bothwell Regional Health Center Sedalia · Sedalia, MO C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $53.25 | $71.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Cox Medical Center Branson Branson · Branson, MO C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $60.64 | $267.13 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Liberty Hospital Liberty · Kansas City, MO-KS CLOST DIFF TOXIN AMP PRO | $61.00 | $216.00 | Nov 5, 2026 source file |
| NKC Health North Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $64.67 | $223.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center Poplar Bluff · Poplar Bluff, MO Verigene C difficile Panel | $64.67 | $269.44 | Dec 19, 2024 source file |
| Lester E Cox Medical Centers Springfield · Springfield, MO C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $67.32 | $267.13 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Moberly Regional Medical Center Moberly · Moberly, MO C DIFF AMPLI PROBE | $70.98 | $262.90 | Dec 1, 2024 source file |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL Clostridium Difficile Amp Probe | $72.80 | $112.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Nevada City Hospital Nevada · Nevada, MO C DIFF TOXIN QST 16377 | $72.90 | $162.00 | Jan 14, 2025 source file |
| Cox-Monett Hospital Monett · Monett, MO C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $81.47 | $267.13 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Cox Barton County Hospital Lamar · Lamar, MO C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $85.21 | $267.13 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Boone Hospital Center Columbia · Columbia, MO CDIFFICILE AMP NA PROBE | $96.00 | $160.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Heartland Long Term Acute Hospital St. Joseph · St. Joseph, MO-KS HC C DIFF EPI PCR | $102.00 | $120.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph Medical Center St. Joseph · St. Joseph, MO-KS HC C DIFF EPI PCR | $102.00 | $120.00 | Sep 26, 2025 source file |
| Mosaic Medical Center Albany Albany · Albany, MO HC C DIFF EPI PCR | $102.00 | $120.00 | Sep 26, 2025 source file |
| Mosaic Medical Center Maryville Maryville · Maryville, MO HC C DIFF EPI PCR | $102.00 | $120.00 | Sep 26, 2025 source file |
| Research Medical Center Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS C DIFF TOX B NAP1 ST AMP | $106.29 | $106.29 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Citizens Memorial Hospital Bolivar · Springfield, MO C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $106.40 | $133.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Medical Center Cape Girardeau · Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Hc C Difficile Toxin Pcr | $107.00 | $107.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Texas County Memorial Hospital Houston · Houston, MO C DIFF TOXIN PCR (TCMH) | $113.79 | $162.55 | Jul 17, 2026 source file |
| Golden Valley Memorial Hospital Clinton · Clinton, MO C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $114.00 | $190.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lake Regional Health System Osage Beach · Osage Beach, MO Clostridium diff | $117.60 | $392.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus · St. Louis, MO-IL Clostridium Difficile Amp Probe | $140.40 | $216.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington · St. Louis, MO-IL Clostridium Difficile Amp Probe | $140.40 | $216.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS Clostridium Difficile Amp Probe | $141.70 | $218.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Fitzgibbon Hospital Marshall · Marshall, MO Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique | $147.23 | $184.04 | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lebanon Lebanon · Lebanon, MO Clostridium Difficile Amp Probe | $148.20 | $228.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS INF AGNT BY NUCLEIC ACID C DIF | $155.82 | $389.55 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS INF AGNT BY NUCLEIC ACID C DIF | $155.82 | $389.55 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Neosho Hospital Neosho · Joplin, MO-KS INF AGNT BY NUCLEIC ACID C DIF | $155.82 | $389.55 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy · St. Louis, MO-IL Clostridium Difficile Amp Probe | $157.95 | $243.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Lee's Summit Medical Center Lee's Summit · Kansas City, MO-KS C DIFF TOX GENE AMP PROB | $161.21 | $161.21 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Scotland County Memorial Hospital Memphis · Memphis, MO C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $161.70 | $231.00 | Oct 24, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Perry Perryville · Perryville, MO Clostridium Difficile Amp Probe | $163.80 | $252.00 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora · Aurora, MO Clostridium Difficile Amp Probe | $166.40 | $256.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Cassville Cassville · Cassville, MO Clostridium Difficile Amp Probe | $166.40 | $256.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy St. Francis Hospital Mountain View · West Plains, MO Clostridium Difficile Amp Probe | $166.40 | $256.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital Ste. Genevieve · Ste. Genevieve, MO C.DIFFICILE TOXIN GENE(S) | $170.75 | $341.50 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage · Joplin, MO-KS Clostridium Difficile Amp Probe | $176.80 | $272.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS C DIFF TOXIN AMP PROBE | $187.68 | $391.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Belton Regional Medical Center Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS C DIFF TOX GENE AMP PROB | $190.73 | $190.73 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Bates County Memorial Hospital Butler · Kansas City, MO-KS CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE BY PCR | $190.80 | $272.56 | Apr 20, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL Clostridium Difficile Amp Probe | $193.05 | $297.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield Springfield · Springfield, MO Clostridium Difficile Amp Probe | $195.65 | $301.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark · Springfield, MO Clostridium Difficile Amp Probe | $195.65 | $301.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - St Louis Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $197.20 | $197.20 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia · Columbia, MO C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE P31022095 | $203.52 | $339.20 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Western Missouri Medical Center Warrensburg · Warrensburg, MO Bill only C difficile PCR test | $205.50 | $205.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Stoddard Dexter · Dexter, MO Clostridium Difficile Amp Probe | $206.70 | $318.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Phelps Health Rolla · Rolla, MO C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $208.78 | $298.26 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| Northeast Regional Medical Center Kirksville · Kirksville, MO C DIFF AMPLI PROBE | $212.03 | $883.44 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau · Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Clostridium Difficile Amp Probe | $237.90 | $366.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Sullivan County Memorial Hospital Milan · Milan, MO C DIFF TOXIN B R-TIME PCR | $238.00 | $238.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette Regional Health Center Lexington · Kansas City, MO-KS C DIFF TOX B NAP1 ST AMP | $245.67 | $245.67 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Cass Regional Medical Center Harrisonville · Kansas City, MO-KS 87493 C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $333.90 | $477.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Centerpoint Medical Center Independence · Kansas City, MO-KS C DIFF TOX B NAP1 ST AMP | $676.06 | $676.06 | 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 | 11 | $37.00 | $187.68 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 6 | $72.80 | $149.18 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 5 | $141.70 | $155.82 |
| Springfield, MO | 4 | $67.32 | $151.02 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 2 | $107.00 | $172.45 |
| Columbia, MO | 2 | $96.00 | $149.76 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 2 | $102.00 | $102.00 |
| Albany, MO | 1 | $102.00 | $102.00 |
| Aurora, MO | 1 | $166.40 | $166.40 |
| Branson, MO | 1 | $60.64 | $60.64 |
| Cassville, MO | 1 | $166.40 | $166.40 |
| Clinton, MO | 1 | $114.00 | $114.00 |
| Dexter, MO | 1 | $206.70 | $206.70 |
| Houston, MO | 1 | $113.79 | $113.79 |
| Kirksville, MO | 1 | $212.03 | $212.03 |
| Lamar, MO | 1 | $85.21 | $85.21 |
| Lebanon, MO | 1 | $148.20 | $148.20 |
| Memphis, MO | 1 | $161.70 | $161.70 |
| Milan, MO | 1 | $238.00 | $238.00 |
| Monett, MO | 1 | $81.47 | $81.47 |
| Marshall, MO | 1 | $147.23 | $147.23 |
| Maryville, MO | 1 | $102.00 | $102.00 |
| Moberly, MO | 1 | $70.98 | $70.98 |
| Nevada, MO | 1 | $72.90 | $72.90 |
| Osage Beach, MO | 1 | $117.60 | $117.60 |
| Perryville, MO | 1 | $163.80 | $163.80 |
| Poplar Bluff, MO | 1 | $64.67 | $64.67 |
| Rolla, MO | 1 | $208.78 | $208.78 |
| Ste. Genevieve, MO | 1 | $170.75 | $170.75 |
| Sedalia, MO | 1 | $53.25 | $53.25 |
| Sikeston, MO | 1 | $52.56 | $52.56 |
| Warrensburg, MO | 1 | $205.50 | $205.50 |
| West Plains, MO | 1 | $166.40 | $166.40 |
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
- Mississippi$55.60
- 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.