Clostridioides difficile test by amplified probe at UPMC Hanover

Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

HC C DIFF TOXIN B QUAL PCR

Hanover, PA

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UPMC Hanover’s median price of $66 is 7% above the median hospital's median price ($61), higher than 53% of the 2,621 hospitals reporting CPT 87493. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 87493 at UPMC Hanover

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 9 payers, 20 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.

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1	Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$37	$37	—	—	—	$37 – $37
2	Aetna aco facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$37	$37	—	—	—	$37 – $37
3	Aetna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$37	$37	—	—	—	$37 – $37
4	Humana medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$37	$37	—	—	—	$37 – $37
5	Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$39	$39	—	—	—	$39 – $39
6	Cigna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$39	$39	—	—	—	$39 – $39
7	UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$40	$40	—	—	—	$40 – $40
8	Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc)/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$40	$40	—	—	—	$40 – $40
9	UnitedHealthcare pa medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$53	$53	—	—	—	$53 – $53
10	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$64	$64	—	—	—	$64 – $64
11	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$66	$66	—	—	—	$66 – $66
12	Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$87	$87	$36	42%	—	$51 – $124
13	Cigna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$97	$97	—	—	—	$97 – $97
14	Highmark commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$133	$133	—	—	—	$133 – $133
15	Blue Cross Blue Shield chip facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$235	$235	—	—	—	$235 – $235
16	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$235	$235	—	—	—	$235 – $235
17	Carefirst commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$294	$294	—	—	—	$294 – $294
18	Carefirst commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$294	$294	—	—	—	$294 – $294
19	MultiPlan ppo (includes phcs and humana as payers) facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$294	$294	—	—	—	$294 – $294
20	MultiPlan ppo (includes phcs and humana as payers) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$294	$294	—	—	—	$294 – $294

Last updated: Mar 6, 2026

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