go back

C. Diff Toxin Gene Test

Nevada 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?

$41.69

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $41.69 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $37.15 from a physician practice, and about $95.50 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 7 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$30.90 to $44.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$95.50$58.88 to $123

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $95 · 10th to 90th $37 to $224Professionalmedian $37 · 10th to 90th $20 to $155
$20$50$100$200facility $95professional $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
$40.74
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$154.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$89.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$54.95
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$57.54
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$50.12

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 36th of 51

$41.69

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.