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Toxin Detection Test Using Cell Culture

Mississippi 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?

$22.91

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.89 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 4 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$20.89$15.49 to $35.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$32.36$19.95 to $35.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $18 to $35Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $15 to $40
$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $32professional $21

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
$35.48
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$39.81
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$40.74

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi $22.91 · 18th 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.