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Toxin Detection Test Using Cell Culture

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 87230

This laboratory test checks a sample for the presence of a toxin, such as the toxin produced by Clostridioides difficile bacteria, by exposing living cells in a culture to the sample and observing the effect. It is one way to confirm certain toxin-producing infections.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Toxin Detection Test Using Cell Culture cost?

$17.78

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.78 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.78 from a physician practice, and about $32.36 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$17.78$17.78 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$32.36$23.44 to $44.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $20 to $62Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $10 to $24
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $32professional $18

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$20.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$53.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$30.20
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$28.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$34.67

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in Hawaii than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Connecticut $17.78 · 42nd of 51
HI $35.48DC $14.79

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.