What does code 87493 cost?

Across the published hospital price files, the disclosed cash price for 87493 ranges from $40.80 to $1,217. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.

Will this be my final bill?

Actual patient responsibility may vary based on your insurance plan, deductible, coinsurance, network status, diagnosis, setting, bundled services, clinical circumstances, and hospital billing practices.

87493 is the billing code hospitals use to identify "HC INFECTIOUS AGENT CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE AMPLIFIED" on their published price files. We use it to line up the same service across different hospitals.

Why do prices for this code differ between hospitals?

Each hospital sets its own prices and negotiates separately with each insurer, so the disclosed price for the same code can vary widely from one hospital to another — and even between plans at a single hospital. Comparing the published figures is what this page is for; a difference does not by itself mean one hospital is better or worse.

What this page is not

It is not a quote, a guarantee, or medical advice. It shows what hospitals have published for this code, so you can compare and ask informed questions — your actual cost depends on your insurance, the exact services performed, and the care setting.

87493

HCPCS

HC INFECTIOUS AGENT CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE AMPLIFIED

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iDirect answer

Based on the latest published hospital price files, code 87493 (HC INFECTIOUS AGENT CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE AMPLIFIED) appears at 53 hospitals with disclosed cash prices from $40.80 to $1,217. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.

Published-price availability

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Negotiated

Allowed

A blank price (“—”) means a hospital names this service but did not publish a dollar amount — it is not a free service or a $0 price.

Compare 87493 prices

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Based on hospital-published prices verified from each hospital’s own file. Coverage expands as data is verified.

Published cash prices for code 87493 vary by about 30× across the 52 hospitals with disclosed prices here — from $40.80 to $1,217. Shopping around can matter.

Hospitals

Prices shown

$40.80

Lowest cash

$1,217

Highest cash

code 87493 cash price69 disclosed · 52 hospitals

$40.80median ~$181$1,217

Lowest cash price by hospital

Healdsburg Hospital$40.80
Providence St Joseph Medical Center$42.40
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center$51.80
Three Rivers Health$81.25
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center$112
Aurora BayCare Medical Center$115

Cash price by city

Reflects your current filters.

Cash price by city$40.80 – $238

Healdsburg · 1 hospital$40.80
Polson · 1 hospital$42.40–$238
Burbank · 1 hospital$51.80–$172
THREE RIVERS · 1 hospital$81.25
Mission Hills · 1 hospital$112
Green Bay · 1 hospital$115

72 prices shown.

Service	Hospital	Code	List price	Cash price	Negotiated range	Allowed (median)
HC INFECTIOUS AGENT CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE AMPLIFIED Inpatient & outpatient	Endeavor Health Edward Hospital	87493 HCPCS	$414	$414	—	—
C diff amplified probe Outpatient	Endeavor Health Edward Hospital	87493 HCPCS	—	—	$37.27 – $63.14	—
Hc Infectious Agent Detection By Dna Or Rna; C-Diff Toxin Gene Inpatient & outpatient	University of Chicago Medical Center	87493 HCPCS	—	—	—	—
C diff amplified probe Outpatient	University of Chicago Medical Center	87493 HCPCS	—	—	—	—
C DIFFICILE TOXIN BY PCR Outpatient	Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center	87493 CPT	$375	$188	$37.27 – $317	—
HB C DIFFICILE DETECTION PCR Inpatient & outpatient	Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital	87493 HCPCS	$180	$180	—	—
HB C. DIFFICILE ADMISSION SCREEN Inpatient & outpatient	Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital	87493 HCPCS	$180	$180	—	—
C DIFFICILE TOXIN BY PCR Outpatient	Advocate Condell Medical Center	87493 CPT	$375	$188	$37.27 – $315	—
C DIFFICILE TOXIN BY PCR Outpatient	Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital	87493 CPT	$375	$188	$37.27 – $311	—
C DIFFICILE TOXIN BY PCR Outpatient	Advocate South Suburban Hospital	87493 CPT	$375	$188	$37.27 – $365	—
HC INFC AGT DTCT BY NA CLOSTRIDIUM DIFF AMP PROBE Outpatient	Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital	87493 CPT	$278	$153	$37.27 – $250	—
C DIFFICILE TOXIN BY PCR Inpatient	Aurora BayCare Medical Center	87493 CPT	$230	$115	$138 – $196	—
C DIFFICILE TOXIN BY PCR Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Burlington	87493 CPT	$230	$115	$138 – $196	—
.Clostridium difficile PCR Inpatient	Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital	87493 CPT	$232	$197	$186 – $232	—
.Clostridium difficile PCR Inpatient	Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital	87493 CPT	$251	$213	$126 – $852	—
C DIFFICILE TOXIN BY PCR Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Bay Area	87493 CPT	$230	$115	$138 – $195	—
C DIFFICILE TOXIN BY PCR Outpatient	Aurora Medical Center Bay Area	87493 CPT	$230	$115	$29.82 – $195	—
C DIFFICILE TOXIN BY PCR Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac	87493 CPT	$230	$115	$138 – $196	—
C DIFFICILE TOXIN BY PCR Outpatient	Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac	87493 CPT	$230	$115	$29.82 – $196	—
C DIFFICILE TOXIN BY PCR Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Grafton	87493 CPT	$230	$115	$138 – $196	—
C DIFFICILE TOXIN BY PCR Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Kenosha	87493 CPT	$230	$115	$138 – $196	—
C DIFFICILE TOXIN BY PCR Inpatient	Aurora Lakeland Medical Center	87493 CPT	$230	$115	$138 – $196	—
HC INFC AGT DTCT BY NA CLOSTRIDIUM DIFF AMP PROBE Inpatient	Froedtert West Bend Hospital	87493 CPT	$278	$153	$167 – $264	—
HC INFC AGT DTCT BY NA CLOSTRIDIUM DIFF AMP PROBE Inpatient	Froedtert Holy Family Memorial Hospital	87493 CPT	$255	$140	$153 – $224	$38.02
HC INFC AGT DTCT BY NA CLOSTRIDIUM DIFF AMP PROBE Inpatient	Froedtert Community Hospital - Mequon	87493 CPT	$237	$130	$142 – $208	—

How to read these prices

Cash price: The discounted self-pay price for paying directly, without insurance.
List price: The hospital’s full undiscounted charge — rarely what anyone pays.
Negotiated rate: A rate for a specific insurer and plan; your share depends on your benefits.
Allowed amount: A historical reference for what was actually allowed, where disclosed.

Hospitals that publish 87493 prices

Open a hospital to see this code in the context of its full published prices.

Endeavor Health Edward Hospital University of Chicago Medical Center Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital Advocate Condell Medical Center Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Advocate South Suburban Hospital Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital Aurora BayCare Medical Center Aurora Medical Center Burlington Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac Aurora Medical Center Grafton Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Aurora Lakeland Medical Center Froedtert West Bend Hospital Froedtert Holy Family Memorial Hospital Froedtert Community Hospital - Mequon Froedtert Community Hospital - New Berlin Froedtert Community Hospital - Oak Creek Kalkaska Memorial Health Center Munson Healthcare Cadillac Munson Medical Center Deaconess Gibson Hospital The Women's Hospital Deaconess Illinois Medical Center Three Rivers Health Providence Alaska Medical Center Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center Stanford Health Care Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Providence Seward Hospital Providence Valdez Medical Center St Elias Specialty Hospital Healdsburg Hospital Petaluma Valley Hospital Queen of The Valley Medical Center Redwood Memorial Hospital Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Providence Little Co of Mary Med Center San Pedro Texas Health Center for Diagnostics and Surgery Plano Providence Little Company of Mary Med Center Torrance Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange St Jude Medical Center St Mary Medical Center Providence St Joseph Medical Center

Code 87493: frequently asked

What does code 87493 cost?: Across the published hospital price files, the disclosed cash price for 87493 ranges from $40.80 to $1,217. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.
Will this be my final bill?: Actual patient responsibility may vary based on your insurance plan, deductible, coinsurance, network status, diagnosis, setting, bundled services, clinical circumstances, and hospital billing practices.
What is code 87493?: 87493 is the billing code hospitals use to identify "HC INFECTIOUS AGENT CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE AMPLIFIED" on their published price files. We use it to line up the same service across different hospitals.
Why do prices for this code differ between hospitals?: Each hospital sets its own prices and negotiates separately with each insurer, so the disclosed price for the same code can vary widely from one hospital to another — and even between plans at a single hospital. Comparing the published figures is what this page is for; a difference does not by itself mean one hospital is better or worse.
What this page is not: It is not a quote, a guarantee, or medical advice. It shows what hospitals have published for this code, so you can compare and ask informed questions — your actual cost depends on your insurance, the exact services performed, and the care setting.

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