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C. Diff Toxin Gene Test

Connecticut 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?

$66.07

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $66.07 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $51.29 from a physician practice, and about $70.79 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$51.29$28.84 to $126
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$70.79$50.12 to $110

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $71 · 10th to 90th $37 to $162Professionalmedian $51 · 10th to 90th $25 to $166
$20$50$100$200$500facility $71professional $51

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
$37.15
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$190.55
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$100.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$83.18
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$72.44
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$61.66

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 16th of 51

$66.07

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.