Lab tests CPT 87493 Utah Outpatient

C. diff test cost in Utah

In Utah, 2 hospitals publish a cash price for C. difficile toxin gene test (stool PCR): from $81.06 to $90.70, with a median of $85.88. The lowest price is at University of Utah Hospital and Clinics (Salt Lake City). The highest price is 1.1× 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$81.06University of Utah Hospital and Clinics
Median$85.88half pay less
Highest$90.70in Utah
Lowest saves$4.82vs the median

Hospitals in Utah, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
University of Utah Hospital and Clinics lowest Salt Lake City · Salt Lake City-Murray, UT C. Difficile Toxin B Gene (Tcdb), R $81.06 $115.80 —
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Mountain West Medical Center Tooele · Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Detection test by nucleic acid for clostridium difficile, amplified probe technique $90.70 $151.16 Sep 17, 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
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT 2 $81.06 $85.88

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.