C. diff test cost in Wisconsin
In Wisconsin, 80 hospitals publish a cash price for C. difficile toxin gene test (stool PCR): from $43.32 to $593.75, with a median of $143.02. The lowest price is at Ascension NE Wisconsin (Oshkosh) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 13.7× 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 24, 2026.
Lowest$43.32Ascension NE Wisconsin + 1 more
Median$143.02half pay less
Highest$593.75in Wisconsin
Lowest saves$99.70vs the median
Hospitals in Wisconsin, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension NE Wisconsin lowest Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HC C DIFF, TOX GEN(S), AMPL TECHN | $43.32 | $76.00 | — source file |
| Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus lowest Appleton · Appleton, WI HC C DIFF, TOX GEN(S), AMPL TECHN | $43.32 | $76.00 | — source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Brookfield · Brookfield, WI HC C DIFF, TOX GEN(S), AMPL TECHN | $59.36 | $112.00 | — source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC C DIFF, TOX GEN(S), AMPL TECHN | $59.36 | $112.00 | — source file |
| Ascension St. Francis Hospital Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC C DIFF, TOX GEN(S), AMPL TECHN | $59.36 | $112.00 | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC C DIFF, TOX GEN(S), AMPL TECHN | $59.36 | $112.00 | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee Mequon · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC C DIFF, TOX GEN(S), AMPL TECHN | $59.36 | $112.00 | — source file |
| Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare - Southeast Wisconsin Franklin · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC C DIFF, TOX GEN(S), AMPL TECHN | $59.36 | $112.00 | — source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Meriter Madison · Madison, WI CHG CYTOMED, DNA, AMP PROBE | $90.40 | $113.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems River Falls · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG CLOSTRIDIUM DIFF TOXIN PCR | $95.03 | $169.70 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Hudson Hospital Hudson · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Microbiology | $101.05 | $224.00 | — source file |
| Bellin Memorial Health Green Bay · Green Bay, WI INFECTIOUS AGENT ANTIGEN DETECTION; C DIFF TOXIN GENE(S) AMP PRO | $107.88 | $233.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Glendale · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI C DIFFICILE TOXIN AMPLI PROBE | $108.65 | $205.00 | — source file |
| Westfields Hospital New Richmond · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Microbiology | $108.88 | $207.00 | — source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Franklin · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE AMPLIFIED PROBE | $109.71 | $207.00 | — source file |
| Aurora BayCare Medical Center Green Bay · Green Bay, WI C DIFFICILE TOXIN BY PCR | $115.00 | $230.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Lakeland Medical Center Elkhorn · Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI C DIFFICILE TOXIN BY PCR | $115.00 | $230.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Marinette · Marinette, WI-MI C DIFFICILE TOXIN BY PCR | $115.00 | $230.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Burlington Burlington · Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI C DIFFICILE TOXIN BY PCR | $115.00 | $230.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac · Fond du Lac, WI C DIFFICILE TOXIN BY PCR | $115.00 | $230.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Grafton Grafton · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI C DIFFICILE TOXIN BY PCR | $115.00 | $230.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Kenosha · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI C DIFFICILE TOXIN BY PCR | $115.00 | $230.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc Two Rivers · Manitowoc, WI C DIFFICILE TOXIN BY PCR | $115.00 | $230.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant · Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI C DIFFICILE TOXIN BY PCR | $115.00 | $230.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Oshkosh Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI C DIFFICILE TOXIN BY PCR | $115.00 | $230.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County Sheboygan · Sheboygan, WI C DIFFICILE TOXIN BY PCR | $115.00 | $230.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Summit Summit · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI C DIFFICILE TOXIN BY PCR | $115.00 | $230.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Washington County Hartford · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI C DIFFICILE TOXIN BY PCR | $115.00 | $230.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Psychiatric Hospital Wauwatosa · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI C DIFFICILE TOXIN BY PCR | $115.00 | $230.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Sinai Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI C DIFFICILE TOXIN BY PCR | $115.00 | $230.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora St Lukes Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI C DIFFICILE TOXIN BY PCR | $115.00 | $230.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora St Lukes South Shore of Aurora Health Care Metro Cudahy · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI C DIFFICILE TOXIN BY PCR | $115.00 | $230.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora West Allis Medical Center West Allis · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI C DIFFICILE TOXIN BY PCR | $115.00 | $230.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Ascension Calumet Hospital Chilton · Appleton, WI HC CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE AMPLIFIED PROBE | $118.56 | $208.00 | — source file |
| Amery Hospital East Amery · East Amery, WI Microbiology | $120.96 | $232.00 | — source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HBC CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE NAAT | $140.39 | $255.25 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Berlin Berlin · Berlin, WI C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $143.02 | $255.40 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton · Appleton, WI CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXINS,PCR, STOOL | $143.02 | $255.40 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton · Appleton, WI CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXINS,PCR, STOOL | $143.02 | $255.40 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Fond Du Lac · Fond du Lac, WI CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXINS,PCR, STOOL | $143.02 | $255.40 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $143.02 | $255.40 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah Neenah · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $143.02 | $255.40 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-New London New London · New London, WI CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXINS,PCR, STOOL | $143.02 | $255.40 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Shawano Shawano · Shawano, WI C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $143.02 | $255.40 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Waupaca Waupaca · Waupaca, WI CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXINS,PCR, STOOL | $143.02 | $255.40 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Wild Rose Wild Rose · Wild Rose, WI C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $143.02 | $255.40 | — source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Marshfield Marshfield · Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN, NAT-TECH | $158.65 | $167.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior · Duluth, MN-WI C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $164.06 | $222.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital of Boscobel Boscobel · Platteville, WI INFECTIOUS AGENT ANTIGEN DETECTION; C DIFF TOXIN GENE(S) AMP PRO | $182.31 | $354.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Tri-County Hospital & Clinics Whitehall · Whitehall, WI INFECTIOUS AGENT ANTIGEN DETECTION; C DIFF TOXIN GENE(S) AMP PRO | $192.74 | $304.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen St Josephs Hospital and Clinics Hillsboro · La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN INFECTIOUS AGENT ANTIGEN DETECTION; C DIFF TOXIN GENE(S) AMP PRO | $205.67 | $391.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Moundview Hospital and Clinics Friendship · Friendship, WI INFECTIOUS AGENT ANTIGEN DETECT; C DIFF PCR ARUP | $212.85 | $419.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital Portage · Madison, WI INF AGENT DET NUCLEIC ACID CLOSTRIDIUM AMP PROBE | $217.10 | $334.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Eagle River Hospital Eagle River · Eagle River, WI INF AGENT DET NUCLEIC ACID CLOSTRIDIUM AMP PROBE | $217.10 | $334.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Langlade Hospital Antigo · Antigo, WI INF AGENT DET NUCLEIC ACID CLOSTRIDIUM AMP PROBE | $217.10 | $334.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Medford Hospital Medford · Medford, WI Fac Cytomed, Dna, Amp Probe | $217.10 | $334.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Merrill Hospital Merrill · Merrill, WI INF AGENT DET NUCLEIC ACID CLOSTRIDIUM AMP PROBE | $217.10 | $334.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Plover Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI Fac Cytomed, Dna, Amp Probe | $217.10 | $334.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital Rhinelander · Rhinelander, WI INF AGENT DET NUCLEIC ACID CLOSTRIDIUM AMP PROBE | $217.10 | $334.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Stanley Hospital Stanley · Eau Claire, WI INF AGENT DET NUCLEIC ACID CLOSTRIDIUM AMP PROBE | $217.10 | $334.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI Fac Cytomed, Dna, Amp Probe | $217.10 | $334.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Tomahawk Hospital Tomahawk · Tomahawk, WI INF AGENT DET NUCLEIC ACID CLOSTRIDIUM AMP PROBE | $217.10 | $334.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Wausau Hospital Wausau · Wausau, WI INF AGENT DET NUCLEIC ACID CLOSTRIDIUM AMP PROBE | $217.10 | $334.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Hospital Wisconsin Rapids · Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI Fac Cytomed, Dna, Amp Probe | $217.10 | $334.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Howard Young Medical Center Woodruff · Woodruff, WI INF AGENT DET NUCLEIC ACID CLOSTRIDIUM AMP PROBE | $217.10 | $334.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Nicholas Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Sheboygan · Sheboygan, WI HC CLOSTRIDUM DIFFICILE | $237.60 | $360.00 | — source file |
| St Vincent Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HC CLOSTRIDUM DIFFICILE | $237.60 | $360.00 | — source file |
| St Clare Memorial Hospital Oconto Falls · Green Bay, WI HC CLOSTRIDUM DIFFICILE | $237.60 | $360.00 | — source file |
| St Marys Hospital Medical Center Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HC CLOSTRIDUM DIFFICILE | $237.60 | $360.00 | — source file |
| AdventHealth Durand Durand · Durand, WI HC CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE TOXIN TCBD GENE PCR | $272.08 | $272.08 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Neenah · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HBC FV CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXINS PCR STOOL | $282.84 | $514.25 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire Eau Claire · Eau Claire, WI CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN, NAT-TECH | $387.60 | $408.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Ladysmith Ladysmith · Ladysmith, WI CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN, NAT-TECH | $387.60 | $408.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua Minocqua · Minocqua, WI CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN, NAT-TECH | $387.60 | $408.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Neillsville Neillsville · Neillsville, WI CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN, NAT-TECH | $387.60 | $408.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Park Falls Park Falls · Park Falls, WI CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN, NAT-TECH | $387.60 | $408.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Rice Lake Rice Lake · Rice Lake, WI CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN, NAT-TECH | $387.60 | $408.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - River Region at Stevens Point Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN, NAT-TECH | $387.60 | $408.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Weston Weston · Wausau, WI CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN, NAT-TECH | $387.60 | $408.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam Beaver Dam · Beaver Dam, WI C DIFFICILE TOXIN AMP PROBE-TECH | $593.75 | $625.00 | Feb 20, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | 17 | $59.36 | $115.00 |
| Green Bay, WI | 5 | $107.88 | $237.60 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 5 | $43.32 | $143.02 |
| Appleton, WI | 4 | $43.32 | $130.79 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 3 | $95.03 | $101.05 |
| Stevens Point-Plover, WI | 3 | $217.10 | $217.10 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 2 | $217.10 | $302.35 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 2 | $115.00 | $129.01 |
| Madison, WI | 2 | $90.40 | $153.75 |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | 2 | $115.00 | $115.00 |
| Sheboygan, WI | 2 | $115.00 | $176.30 |
| Wausau, WI | 2 | $217.10 | $302.35 |
| Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI | 2 | $158.65 | $187.88 |
| Antigo, WI | 1 | $217.10 | $217.10 |
| Berlin, WI | 1 | $143.02 | $143.02 |
| Brookfield, WI | 1 | $59.36 | $59.36 |
| Beaver Dam, WI | 1 | $593.75 | $593.75 |
| Durand, WI | 1 | $272.08 | $272.08 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 1 | $164.06 | $164.06 |
| Eagle River, WI | 1 | $217.10 | $217.10 |
| East Amery, WI | 1 | $120.96 | $120.96 |
| Friendship, WI | 1 | $212.85 | $212.85 |
| Ladysmith, WI | 1 | $387.60 | $387.60 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | 1 | $205.67 | $205.67 |
| Medford, WI | 1 | $217.10 | $217.10 |
| Merrill, WI | 1 | $217.10 | $217.10 |
| Minocqua, WI | 1 | $387.60 | $387.60 |
| Manitowoc, WI | 1 | $115.00 | $115.00 |
| Marinette, WI-MI | 1 | $115.00 | $115.00 |
| Neillsville, WI | 1 | $387.60 | $387.60 |
| New London, WI | 1 | $143.02 | $143.02 |
| Park Falls, WI | 1 | $387.60 | $387.60 |
| Platteville, WI | 1 | $182.31 | $182.31 |
| Rhinelander, WI | 1 | $217.10 | $217.10 |
| Rice Lake, WI | 1 | $387.60 | $387.60 |
| Shawano, WI | 1 | $143.02 | $143.02 |
| Tomahawk, WI | 1 | $217.10 | $217.10 |
| Waupaca, WI | 1 | $143.02 | $143.02 |
| Whitehall, WI | 1 | $192.74 | $192.74 |
| Wild Rose, WI | 1 | $143.02 | $143.02 |
| Woodruff, WI | 1 | $217.10 | $217.10 |
| Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI | 1 | $115.00 | $115.00 |
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
- Tennessee$69.52
- Texas$209.30
- Utah$85.88
- Vermont$233.99
- Virginia$85.20
- Washington$167.40
- West Virginia$119.25
- Wyoming$79.30
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.