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Toxin Detection Test Using Cell Culture

Wyoming 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?

$24.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Wyoming, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $24.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $24.55 from a physician practice, and about $33.88 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 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$24.55$17.78 to $48.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.88$23.99 to $40.74

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $34 · 10th to 90th $20 to $41Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $18 to $63
$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $34professional $25

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$19.95
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$40.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$27.54

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming $24.55 · 10th 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.