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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 October 2026.

How much does C. Diff Toxin Stool Test cost?

$10.72

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.32 from a physician practice, and about $22.91 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$8.32$6.46 to $21.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.91$10.72 to $54.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $11 to $89Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $5 to $32
$5$10$20$50$100facility $23professional $8

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
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$11.22
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$81.28
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$32.36
1 more rate with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
59 · Distinct service
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.24

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 36th of 51

$10.72

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.