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C. Diff Toxin Gene Test

Alaska rates for HCPCS 87493

This laboratory test looks for the genetic material of the toxin-producing form of Clostridioides difficile bacteria in a stool sample, using a technique that amplifies small amounts of genetic material so it can be detected. It is used to determine whether a Clostridioides difficile infection is causing diarrhea or colon inflammation.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does C. Diff Toxin Gene Test cost?

$83.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $83.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $54.95 from a physician practice, and about $186 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 6 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$54.95$37.15 to $83.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$186$97.72 to $347

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $186 · 10th to 90th $37 to $417Professionalmedian $55 · 10th to 90th $25 to $120
$50$100$200$500facility $186professional $55

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
$63.10
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$60.26
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$125.89
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$120.23
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$223.87
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$177.83
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$112.20

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.7 times more in West Virginia than in Oklahoma. 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· 9th of 51

$83.18

WV $166OK $35.48

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.