Lab tests CPT 87493 Pennsylvania Outpatient

C. diff test cost in Pennsylvania

In Pennsylvania, 101 hospitals publish a cash price for C. difficile toxin gene test (stool PCR): from $37.00 to $801.90, with a median of $207.60. The lowest price is at Lower Bucks Hospital (Bristol) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 21.7× the lowest.

  • The median here, $207.60, is 52% above the US median of $136.79.
  • That is 5.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($37.27).
  • Pennsylvania ranks 42nd of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
  • 10 of 102 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$37.00Lower Bucks Hospital + 1 more
Median$207.60half of hospitals charge less
Highest$801.90in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$170.60vs the median

Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceFile date
Lower Bucks Hospital lowest Bristol · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Cytomed, Dna, Amp Probe $37.00 $285.00 Sep 1, 2026
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Roxborough Memorial Hospital lowest Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Cytomed, Dna, Amp Probe $37.00 $600.00 Sep 1, 2026
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Advanced Surgical Hospital Washington · Pittsburgh, PA CLOSTRIDIUM DIFF TOXIN $37.27 $150.00 Apr 24, 2026
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Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Wilkes-Barre · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA C DIFF AMPLI PROBE $50.40 $210.00 Dec 1, 2024
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Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 87493 C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE Tech $57.81 $242.00 Mar 27, 2026
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St Joseph Regional Health Network Reading · Reading, PA C Diff DNA by PCR -> Negative $62.94 $242.00 Mar 27, 2026
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Millcreek Medical Center Erie · Erie, PA INFEC AGENT NA;CLOSTRIDIUM DIF $67.48 $134.95 May 8, 2026
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Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, PA 87493 C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE Tech $70.16 $242.00 Mar 27, 2026
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Indiana Regional Medical Center Indiana · Indiana, PA Clostridium difficile PCR $72.00 $200.00 Feb 24, 2026
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Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 87493 C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE Tech $76.16 $242.00 Mar 27, 2026
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UPMC Kane Kane · Bradford, PA C DIFFICLE QL PCR $78.60 $131.00 Jul 16, 2026
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Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA C Diff DNA by PCR -> Detected $80.17 $242.00 Mar 27, 2026
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Moses Taylor Hospital Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA C DIFF AMPLI PROBE $81.00 $300.00 Dec 2, 2024
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Regional Hospital of Scranton Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA C DIFF AMPLI PROBE $81.00 $300.00 Dec 2, 2024
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Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Amplified Probe Clostridium Difficile Toxin Gene(S) $86.45 $133.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc C.Diff Tox Gene,Amplifd Pr $88.00 $220.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Paoli Hospital Paoli · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc C.Diff Tox Gene,Amplifd Pr $88.00 $220.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Riddle Memorial Hospital Media · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc C.Diff Tox Gene,Amplifd Pr $88.00 $220.00 Apr 1, 2026
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The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc C.Diff Tox Gene,Amplifd Pr $88.00 $220.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD C. diff by PCR $91.61 $152.68 Sep 21, 2026
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UPMC Greene Waynesburg · Waynesburg, PA CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE, PCR $91.63 $130.90 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Washington Washington · Pittsburgh, PA CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE, PCR $91.63 $130.90 Mar 6, 2026
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Excela Health - Frick Hospital Mt Plesant · Pittsburgh, PA C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE $91.80 $153.00 Dec 17, 2025
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Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Latrobe · Pittsburgh, PA C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE $91.80 $153.00 Dec 17, 2025
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Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital Greeensburg · Pittsburgh, PA C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE $91.80 $153.00 Dec 17, 2025
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Wayne Memorial Hospital Honesdale · Honesdale, PA C DIFF TOXIN GENE, NAA $92.40 $132.00 Sep 16, 2026
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Titusville Area Hospital Titusville · Oil City, PA C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE $93.60 $156.00 Sep 11, 2026
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Armstrong County Memorial Hospital Kittanning · Pittsburgh, PA CLOSTRIDUM DIFFICIL AMP PROBE $105.60 $352.00 Mar 2, 2026
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Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown · Johnstown, PA Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); Clostridium difficile, toxin gene(s), amplified probe technique $107.20 $268.00 Apr 15, 2026
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Punxsutawney Area Hospital Punxsutawney · Punxsutawney, PA C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE $113.04 $314.00 Mar 2, 2026
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UPMC Jameson New Castle · Pittsburgh, PA C DIFFICILE DNA $115.20 $192.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Clarion Hospital Clarion · Clarion, PA Cdifficile Dna Toxin Assay $115.92 $207.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber Windber · Somerset, PA CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOX $130.05 $153.00 Feb 25, 2026
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Warren General Hospital Warren · Warren, PA C Diff Amplified Probe $144.00 $144.00 Sep 24, 2026
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Butler Memorial Hospital Butler · Pittsburgh, PA Cdifficile Dna Toxin Assay $149.80 $214.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg · Gettysburg, PA Detect for Clostridium Difficile, Amplified Probe $152.00 $190.00 Jan 1, 2026
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WellSpan Surgery and Rehabilitation Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA Detect for Clostridium Difficile, Amplified Probe $152.00 $190.00 Jan 1, 2026
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York Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA Detect for Clostridium Difficile, Amplified Probe $152.00 $190.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata · Lancaster, PA Detect for Clostridium Difficile, Amplified Probe $154.40 $193.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, PA Detect for Clostridium Difficile, Amplified Probe $154.40 $193.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Amplified Probe Clostridium Difficile Toxin Gene(S) $158.60 $244.00 Mar 31, 2026
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St Mary Medical Center Langhorne · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Amplified Probe Clostridium Difficile Toxin Gene(S) $158.60 $244.00 Mar 31, 2026
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UPMC Cole Coudersport · Coudersport, PA MOLECULAR C-DIFF $163.80 $273.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Mount Nittany Health State College · State College, PA C. DIFFICILE TOXIN B,QUAL PCR $167.40 $372.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Robert Packer Hospital, Towanda Campus Towanda · Sayre, PA C Diff Amplified Probe $169.60 $212.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg · Chambersburg, PA Detect for Clostridium Difficile, Amplified Probe $186.40 $233.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro · Chambersburg, PA Detect for Clostridium Difficile, Amplified Probe $186.40 $233.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Uniontown Hospital Uniontown · Pittsburgh, PA DETECTION TEST BY NUCLEIC ACID FOR CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; AMPLIFIED PROBE TECHNIQUE $197.00 $394.00 Jul 9, 2026
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Robert Packer Hospital Sayre · Sayre, PA C Diff Amplified Probe $206.72 $258.40 Mar 31, 2026
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UPMC Carlisle Carlisle · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC C.DIFFICILE TOXIN ASSAY BY PCR $207.60 $346.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Hanover Hanover · York-Hanover, PA HC C DIFF TOXIN B QUAL PCR $207.60 $346.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Lititz Lititz · Lancaster, PA HC C DIFF TOXIN B QUAL PCR $207.60 $346.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Memorial York · York-Hanover, PA HC C.DIFFICILE TOXIN ASSAY BY PCR $207.60 $346.00 Oct 28, 2026
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UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC C DIFF TOXIN B QUAL PCR $207.60 $346.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Somerset Somerset · Somerset, PA HC C DIFF TOXIN B QUAL PCR $207.60 $346.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Sharon Regional Medical Center Sharon · Hermitage, PA C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE $214.25 $214.25 Jul 4, 2024
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Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE $220.40 $220.40 Mar 19, 2026
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Troy Community Hospital Troy · Sayre, PA C Diff Amplified Probe $232.00 $290.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona Heights · Pittsburgh, PA HC C DIFFICILE TOXIN AMPL PROB $232.54 $302.00 Oct 28, 2026
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Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg · Pittsburgh, PA HC C DIFFICILE TOXIN AMPL PROB $235.56 $302.00 Oct 28, 2026
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West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC C DIFFICILE TOXIN AMPL PROB $244.55 $335.00 Oct 28, 2026
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Grove City Medical Center Grove City · Hermitage, PA HC C DIFFICILE TOXIN AMPL PROB $244.86 $318.00 Oct 28, 2026
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Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC C DIFFICILE TOXIN AMPL PROB $254.60 $335.00 Oct 28, 2026
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Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills · Pittsburgh, PA HC C DIFFICILE TOXIN AMPL PROB $257.58 $318.00 Oct 28, 2026
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Highlands Hospital Connellsville · Pittsburgh, PA C DIFF TOXIN B, PCR, QUALITATIVE $262.80 $438.00 Feb 2, 2026
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Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela · Pittsburgh, PA C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE $262.80 $438.00 Feb 2, 2026
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UPMC Muncy Muncy · Williamsport, PA C DIFFICILE DNA $286.80 $478.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro · Wellsboro, PA C DIFFICILE DNA $286.80 $478.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Williamsport Williamsport · Williamsport, PA C-DIFF BY PCR $286.80 $478.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Hamot Erie · Erie, PA C-DIFF BY PCR $293.40 $489.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC NUCLEIC ACID AMP PROBE CLOSTRIDIUM $310.20 $517.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Horizon - Greenville Greenville · Hermitage, PA C DIFFICILE DNA $342.00 $570.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC McKeesport McKeesport · Pittsburgh, PA C-DIFF BY PCR $345.00 $575.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Altoona Altoona · Altoona, PA C DIFFICILE DNA $349.80 $583.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC East Monroeville · Pittsburgh, PA C-DIFF BY PCR $350.40 $584.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA C DIFFICILE DNA $355.80 $593.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC NUCLEIC ACID AMP PROBE CLOSTRIDIUM $386.40 $644.00 Mar 7, 2026
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Evangelical Community Hospital Lewisburg · Lewisburg, PA Detect for Clostridium Difficile, Amplified Probe $420.20 $525.25 Jan 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Brookville Brookville · Brookville, PA CDiff Toxin DNA Probe $438.00 $438.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Clearfield Clearfield · DuBois, PA CDiff Toxin DNA Probe $438.00 $438.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Dubois DuBois · DuBois, PA CDiff Toxin DNA Probe $438.00 $438.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Elk Saint Marys · St. Marys, PA CDiff Toxin DNA Probe $438.00 $438.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Huntingdon Huntingdon · Huntingdon, PA CDiff Toxin DNA Probe $438.00 $438.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone · Altoona, PA CDiff Toxin DNA Probe $438.00 $438.00 Apr 1, 2026
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UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA C-DIFF BY PCR $438.00 $730.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA C-DIFF BY PCR $455.40 $759.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Northwest Seneca · Oil City, PA C DIFFICILE DNA $547.80 $913.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Geisinger St Luke's Hospital - Orwigsburg Campus Orwigsburg · Pottsville, PA HB C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE $558.00 $620.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Miners Campus Coaldale · Pottsville, PA HB C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE $558.00 $620.00 Feb 27, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Allentown Campus Allentown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE $561.08 $676.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Anderson Campus Easton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE $561.08 $676.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Bethlehem Campus Bethlehem · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE $561.08 $676.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus Lehighton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE $561.08 $676.00 Feb 27, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus Easton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE $561.08 $676.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Lehighton Campus Lehighton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE $561.08 $676.00 Feb 27, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus Stroudsburg · East Stroudsburg, PA HB C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE $561.08 $676.00 Feb 27, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Sacred Heart Campus Allentown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE $561.08 $676.00 Feb 26, 2026
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UPMC Bedford Everett · Everett, PA C-DIFF BY PCR $580.80 $968.00 —
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UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA C DIFFICILE DNA $611.40 $1,019.00 Mar 6, 2026
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The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD C.Difficile,Toxin Gene, Amp Probe $760.93 $760.93 Dec 31, 2025
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St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus Sellersville · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HB C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE $801.90 $891.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus Quakertown · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HB C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE $801.90 $891.00 Feb 26, 2026
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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.
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By metro area

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

Metro areaHospitalsLowestMedian
Pittsburgh, PA 24 $37.27 $249.58
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 14 $37.00 $89.80
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 7 $561.08 $561.08
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 5 $57.81 $80.17
York-Hanover, PA 4 $152.00 $179.80
Hermitage, PA 3 $214.25 $244.86
Lancaster, PA 3 $70.16 $154.40
Sayre, PA 3 $169.60 $206.72
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 3 $50.40 $81.00
Altoona, PA 2 $349.80 $393.90
Chambersburg, PA 2 $186.40 $186.40
DuBois, PA 2 $438.00 $438.00
Erie, PA 2 $67.48 $180.44
Oil City, PA 2 $93.60 $320.70
Pottsville, PA 2 $558.00 $558.00
Somerset, PA 2 $130.05 $168.82
Williamsport, PA 2 $286.80 $286.80
Brookville, PA 1 $438.00 $438.00
Bradford, PA 1 $78.60 $78.60
Clarion, PA 1 $115.92 $115.92
Coudersport, PA 1 $163.80 $163.80
Everett, PA 1 $580.80 $580.80
East Stroudsburg, PA 1 $561.08 $561.08
Gettysburg, PA 1 $152.00 $152.00
Honesdale, PA 1 $92.40 $92.40
Huntingdon, PA 1 $438.00 $438.00
Indiana, PA 1 $72.00 $72.00
Johnstown, PA 1 $107.20 $107.20
Lebanon, PA 1 $154.40 $154.40
Lewisburg, PA 1 $420.20 $420.20
Punxsutawney, PA 1 $113.04 $113.04
Reading, PA 1 $62.94 $62.94
St. Marys, PA 1 $438.00 $438.00
State College, PA 1 $167.40 $167.40
Waynesburg, PA 1 $91.63 $91.63
Wellsboro, PA 1 $286.80 $286.80
Warren, PA 1 $144.00 $144.00
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

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Median cash price across the state's hospitals.