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Toxin Detection Test Using Cell Culture

Oregon 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?

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $22.91 from a physician practice, and about $21.88 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 8 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$22.91$19.05 to $28.84
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.88$19.95 to $37.15

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $20 to $49Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $13 to $39
$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0Kfacility $22professional $23

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
$25.70
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$37.15
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$50.12
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$24.55
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$33.88
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$39.81
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$23.44
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$58.88
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$79.43
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$77.62
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$27.54

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon $21.88 · 22nd 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.