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C. Diff Toxin Stool Test

Alaska rates for HCPCS 87324

This laboratory test checks a stool sample for toxins produced by Clostridioides difficile, a bacterium that can cause severe diarrhea and colon inflammation, often after antibiotic use disrupts the normal gut bacteria. A positive result helps confirm this specific infection so it can be treated appropriately.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does C. Diff Toxin Stool Test cost?

$26.92

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.92 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.92 from a physician practice, and about $51.29 from a hospital or other facility.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$26.92$13.49 to $36.31
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$51.29$39.81 to $93.33

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $51 · 10th to 90th $12 to $148Professionalmedian $27 · 10th to 90th $11 to $50
$10$20$50$100$200facility $51professional $27

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$16.98
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$229.09
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$50.12
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$77.62
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$58.88
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$51.29

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.9 times more in Kansas than in New Jersey. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$26.92

KS $33.11NJ $8.51

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.