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C. Diff Toxin Stool Test

West Virginia 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 July 2026.

How much does C. Diff Toxin Stool Test cost?

$97.72

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $97.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.77 from a physician practice, and about $110 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$9.77$8.91 to $11.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$110$97.72 to $132

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $110 · 10th to 90th $18 to $182Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $17
$10$20$50$100facility $110professional $10

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
$17.78
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$12.59
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$81.28
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$16.60

Where West Virginia sits

The same service costs 11.0 times more in West Virginia than in Washington, DC. 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.

West Virginia· 1st of 51

$97.72

WV $97.72DC $8.91

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.