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Toxin Detection Test Using Cell Culture

New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $29.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.42 from a physician practice, and about $63.10 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$20.42$12.88 to $36.31
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$63.10$37.15 to $87.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $63 · 10th to 90th $32 to $115Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $12 to $76
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $63professional $20

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
$27.54
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$87.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$114.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$56.23
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$57.54

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire $29.51 · 3rd 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.