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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 October 2026.

How much does Toxin Detection Test Using Cell Culture cost?

$15.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.49 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $12.02 to $22.91.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 $16 · 10th to 90th $13 to $38Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $10 to $37
$10$20$50$100facility $16professional $14

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$27.54

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Kansas than in Alabama. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Delaware· 43rd of 51

$15.49

KS $46.77AL $10.47

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.