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Toxin Detection Test Using Cell Culture

Delaware 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?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $16.22 to $47.86.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $45 · 10th to 90th $23 to $48Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $15 to $59
$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $45professional $16

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
$22.91
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$37.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$27.54

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware $16.22 · 48th 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.