C. diff test cost in Vermont
In Vermont, 11 hospitals publish a cash price for C. difficile toxin gene test (stool PCR): from $39.07 to $461.00, with a median of $233.99. The lowest price is at Northwestern Medical Center (Saint Albans). The highest price is 11.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $233.99, is 71% above the US median of $136.77.
- That is 6.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($37.27).
- Vermont ranks 45th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 11 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 12, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$39.07Northwestern Medical Center
Median$233.99half of hospitals charge less
Highest$461.00in Vermont
Lowest saves$194.92vs the median
Hospitals in Vermont, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern Medical Center lowest Saint Albans · Burlington-South Burlington, VT C diff molecular detection | $39.07 | $83.13 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital St. Johnsbury · St. Johnsbury, VT XPERT C. DIFFICILE | $93.00 | $124.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Grace Cottage Hospital Townshend · Brattleboro, VT C. Difficile Pcr Fah | $104.00 | $130.00 | — source file |
| Gifford Medical Center Randolph · Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $110.51 | $221.02 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Brattleboro Memorial Hospital Brattleboro · Brattleboro, VT C. Diff Toxin | $128.31 | $183.30 | Dec 29, 2025 source file |
| Central Vermont Medical Center Berlin · Barre, VT HC - CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE | $233.99 | $233.99 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Southwestern Vermont Medical Center Bennington · Bennington, VT LAB-CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE PCR | $307.50 | $307.50 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| University of Vermont Medical Center Burlington · Burlington-South Burlington, VT HC - CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE | $339.00 | $339.00 | Oct 12, 2026 source file |
| Porter Hospital Middlebury · Middlebury, VT HC - CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE | $346.00 | $346.00 | Nov 9, 2026 source file |
| North Country Hospital & Health Center Newport · Newport, VT Clostridium Difficile (GeneXpert) | $416.40 | $520.50 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center Windsor · Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT Hc C Difficile Pcr | $461.00 | $576.00 | — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brattleboro, VT | 2 | $104.00 | $116.16 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 2 | $39.07 | $189.04 |
| Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT | 2 | $110.51 | $285.76 |
| Barre, VT | 1 | $233.99 | $233.99 |
| Bennington, VT | 1 | $307.50 | $307.50 |
| Middlebury, VT | 1 | $346.00 | $346.00 |
| Newport, VT | 1 | $416.40 | $416.40 |
| St. Johnsbury, VT | 1 | $93.00 | $93.00 |
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
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$56.30
- Missouri$152.01
- 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$90.91
- 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
- Virginia$126.09
- Washington$180.75
- West Virginia$113.60
- Wisconsin$151.80
- Wyoming$155.25
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.