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Toxin Detection Test Using Cell Culture

North Dakota 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?

$29.51

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $29.51 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $17.78 to $39.81.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $14 to $35Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $14 to $45
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $14professional $30

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
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$58.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$28.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$32.36

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota $29.51 · 5th 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.