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C. Diff Toxin Gene Test

Mississippi 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?

$47.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $47.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $39.81 from a physician practice, and about $48.98 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$39.81$28.18 to $42.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$48.98$43.65 to $91.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $49 · 10th to 90th $36 to $100Professionalmedian $40 · 10th to 90th $22 to $100
$20$50$100facility $49professional $40

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
$67.61
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$100.00
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$47.86
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$75.86

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 26th of 51

$47.86

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.