C. Diff Toxin Stool Test

Delaware 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?

$10.96

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.96 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.00 from a physician practice, and about $12.59 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$10.00	$7.24 to $16.60
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$12.59	$10.00 to $26.30

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $8 to $79Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $22

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $10.00 Median $12.59 Typical High $29.51	Facility	None	$10.00	$12.59	$29.51
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $6.31 Median $10.96 Typical High $16.60	Professional	None	$6.31	$10.96	$16.60
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $7.76 Median $7.76 Typical High $25.70	Facility	None	$7.76	$7.76	$25.70
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $7.24 Median $13.49 Typical High $81.28	Professional	None	$7.24	$13.49	$81.28
Highmark BCBS Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $79.43 Median $79.43 Typical High $79.43	Facility	None	$79.43	$79.43	$79.43
United Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $5.01 Median $7.24 Typical High $16.60	Professional	None	$5.01	$7.24	$16.60

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 35th of 51

$10.96

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.