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C. Diff Toxin Gene Test

Minnesota 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?

$40.74

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40.74 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $37.15 from a physician practice, and about $123 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$37.15$37.15 to $51.29
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$123$66.07 to $186

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $123 · 10th to 90th $37 to $275Professionalmedian $37 · 10th to 90th $30 to $148
$50$100$200facility $123professional $37

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
$138.04
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$69.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$75.86
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$275.42
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$72.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$199.53
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$95.50

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 41st of 51

$40.74

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.