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C. Diff Toxin Gene Test

Kansas 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?

$70.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $70.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $46.77 from a physician practice, and about $83.18 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$46.77$25.70 to $46.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$83.18$64.57 to $110

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $83 · 10th to 90th $41 to $145Professionalmedian $47 · 10th to 90th $22 to $51
$20$50$100$200facility $83professional $47

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
$47.86
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$51.29
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$75.86
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$75.86
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$75.86
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$58.88

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 15th of 51

$70.79

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.