C. diff test cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 44 hospitals publish a cash price for C. difficile toxin gene test (stool PCR): from $28.80 to $257.66, with a median of $69.52. The lowest price is at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton (Covington). The highest price is 8.9× 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 25, 2026.
Lowest$28.80Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton
Median$69.52half pay less
Highest$257.66in Tennessee
Lowest saves$40.72vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton lowest Covington · Memphis, TN-MS-AR C DIFF/EPI XPERT | $28.80 | $120.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City Union City · Union City, TN C DIFFICILE/EPI AMP PROBE | $30.40 | $152.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville · Memphis, TN-MS-AR C DIFFICILE/EPI AMP PROBE | $35.91 | $171.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR C DIFFICILE/EPI AMP PROBE | $35.91 | $171.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR C DIFFICILE/EPI AMP PROBE | $35.91 | $171.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon · Huntingdon, TN C DIFFICILE/EPI AMP PROBE | $36.34 | $158.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY C DIFF AMPLI PROBE | $38.11 | $196.38 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Hospital Sneedville · Sneedville, TN HC C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $60.03 | $261.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson County Community Hospital Mountain City · Mountain City, TN HC C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $60.03 | $261.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $61.50 | $410.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $61.50 | $410.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville · Greeneville, TN HC C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $61.50 | $410.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $61.50 | $410.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $61.50 | $410.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $61.50 | $410.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $61.50 | $410.00 | — source file |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton · Johnson City, TN HC C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $61.50 | $410.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Pulaski Pulaski · Pulaski, TN Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); Clostridium difficile, toxin gene(s), amplified probe technique | $68.92 | $235.21 | — source file |
| Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell · Tazewell, TN CDIFF CONFIRMATION | $69.16 | $247.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Inf Ag Clostridium Difficile Toxin Pcr | $69.52 | $316.00 | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Inf Ag Clostridium Difficile Toxin Pcr | $69.52 | $316.00 | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Inf Ag Clostridium Difficile Toxin Pcr | $69.52 | $316.00 | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Inf Ag Clostridium Difficile Toxin Pcr | $69.52 | $316.00 | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Inf Ag Clostridium Difficile Toxin Pcr | $69.52 | $316.00 | — source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN HC AMP PROBE CLOSTRIDIUM | $71.05 | $245.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN HC AMP PROBE CLOSTRIDIUM | $71.05 | $245.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HC AMP PROBE CLOSTRIDIUM | $71.05 | $245.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Leconte Medical Center Sevierville · Sevierville, TN CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN AMPLI | $100.34 | $346.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown · Morristown, TN CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN AMPLI | $103.80 | $346.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN AMPLI | $103.80 | $346.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland Medical Center Crossville · Crossville, TN CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN AMPLI | $110.72 | $346.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City · Knoxville, TN CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN AMPLI | $114.18 | $346.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN AMPLI | $114.18 | $346.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge · Knoxville, TN CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN AMPLI | $114.18 | $346.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Roane County Medical Center Harriman · Knoxville, TN CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN AMPLI | $114.18 | $346.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HC AMP PROBE CLOSTRIDIUM | $132.30 | $245.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Erlanger Health Pikeville · Pikeville, TN HC C Difficile Naat | $141.03 | $488.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Community Hospital Smithville · Smithville, TN C DIFF BY DNA SCREEN | $197.91 | $659.70 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital Sparta · Cookeville, TN C DIFF BY DNA SCREEN | $197.91 | $659.70 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas River Park Hospital McMinnville · McMinnville, TN C DIFF BY DNA SCREEN | $197.91 | $659.70 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN C DIFF BY DNA SCREEN | $197.91 | $659.70 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN C DIFF BY DNA SCREEN | $197.91 | $659.70 | — source file |
| Parkwest Medical Center Louisville · Knoxville, TN CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN AMPLI | $217.98 | $346.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Health Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC C Difficile Naat | $257.66 | $488.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 9 | $28.80 | $69.52 |
| Knoxville, TN | 6 | $103.80 | $114.18 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 4 | $61.50 | $61.50 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 4 | $71.05 | $165.10 |
| Johnson City, TN | 3 | $61.50 | $61.50 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $257.66 | $257.66 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $38.11 | $38.11 |
| Cookeville, TN | 1 | $197.91 | $197.91 |
| Crossville, TN | 1 | $110.72 | $110.72 |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $61.50 | $61.50 |
| Huntingdon, TN | 1 | $36.34 | $36.34 |
| Mountain City, TN | 1 | $60.03 | $60.03 |
| McMinnville, TN | 1 | $197.91 | $197.91 |
| Morristown, TN | 1 | $103.80 | $103.80 |
| Pikeville, TN | 1 | $141.03 | $141.03 |
| Pulaski, TN | 1 | $68.92 | $68.92 |
| Smithville, TN | 1 | $197.91 | $197.91 |
| Sneedville, TN | 1 | $60.03 | $60.03 |
| Sevierville, TN | 1 | $100.34 | $100.34 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $71.05 | $71.05 |
| Tazewell, TN | 1 | $69.16 | $69.16 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $71.05 | $71.05 |
| Union City, TN | 1 | $30.40 | $30.40 |
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
- Alabama$151.64
- Alaska$291.72
- Arizona$50.40
- Arkansas$112.06
- California$179.25
- Colorado$318.38
- Connecticut$116.65
- Delaware$409.92
- Florida$119.90
- Georgia$69.90
- Hawaii$169.20
- Idaho$166.00
- Illinois$177.10
- Indiana$135.50
- Iowa$126.10
- Kansas$176.39
- Kentucky$268.16
- Louisiana$51.96
- Maine$81.60
- Maryland$329.33
- Massachusetts$132.00
- Michigan$126.00
- Minnesota$117.64
- Mississippi$55.60
- Missouri$157.95
- Montana$171.01
- Nebraska$122.20
- Nevada$59.47
- New Hampshire$146.61
- New Jersey$42.86
- New Mexico$149.60
- New York$125.87
- North Carolina$165.76
- North Dakota$118.48
- Ohio$130.00
- Oklahoma$77.42
- Oregon$138.55
- Pennsylvania$207.60
- Rhode Island$220.00
- South Carolina$167.00
- South Dakota$154.40
- Texas$209.30
- Utah$85.88
- Vermont$233.99
- Virginia$85.20
- Washington$167.40
- West Virginia$119.25
- Wisconsin$143.02
- Wyoming$79.30
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.