Lab tests CPT 87493 North Dakota Outpatient

C. diff test cost in North Dakota

In North Dakota, 8 hospitals publish a cash price for C. difficile toxin gene test (stool PCR): from $30.66 to $192.00, with a median of $118.48. The lowest price is at Mercy Hospital of Devils Lake (Devils Lake). The highest price is 6.3× 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 23, 2026.

Lowest$30.66Mercy Hospital of Devils Lake
Median$118.48half pay less
Highest$192.00in North Dakota
Lowest saves$87.82vs the median

Hospitals in North Dakota, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Mercy Hospital of Devils Lake lowest Devils Lake · Devils Lake, ND CDIFF AMP PROBE $30.66 $73.00 Feb 28, 2026
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Carrington Health Center Carrington · Carrington, ND C DIFF TOXIN B GENE TCDBRTPCR $64.85 $111.81 Feb 28, 2026
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Mercy Medical Center Williston · Williston, ND C DIFF TOXIN B GENE TCDBRTPCR $64.85 $111.81 Feb 28, 2026
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St Joseph's Hospital and Health Center Dickinson · Dickinson, ND C DIFF TOXIN B GENE TCDBRTPCR $70.45 $111.81 Feb 28, 2026
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Essentia Health Fargo Fargo · Fargo, ND-MN C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE $166.50 $222.00 Jan 1, 2026
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St. Alexius Medical Center Bismarck · Bismarck, ND HC C. DIFF TOXIN BY PCR $186.66 $366.00 Feb 28, 2026
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Sanford Hillsboro Medical Center Hillsboro · Hillsboro, ND INF AGENT DET NUCLEIC ACID CLOSTRIDIUM AMP PROBE 87493 $192.00 $240.00 Mar 4, 2026
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Sanford Mayville Medical Center Mayville · Mayville, ND INF AGENT DET NUCLEIC ACID CLOSTRIDIUM AMP PROBE 87493 $192.00 $240.00 Mar 4, 2026
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By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Bismarck, ND 1 $186.66 $186.66
Carrington, ND 1 $64.85 $64.85
Devils Lake, ND 1 $30.66 $30.66
Dickinson, ND 1 $70.45 $70.45
Fargo, ND-MN 1 $166.50 $166.50
Hillsboro, ND 1 $192.00 $192.00
Mayville, ND 1 $192.00 $192.00
Williston, ND 1 $64.85 $64.85

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

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.