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C. Diff Toxin Gene Test

Oklahoma 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?

$35.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $35.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $35.48 from a physician practice, and about $37.15 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$35.48$28.18 to $35.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$37.15$28.18 to $60.26

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $37 · 10th to 90th $25 to $148Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $16 to $55
$20$50$100$200facility $37professional $35

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
$28.18
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$54.95
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$40.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$54.95
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$72.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$141.25

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 51st of 51

$35.48

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.