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Rapid Stool Test For C. Difficile Toxin

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 87803

A rapid laboratory test on a stool sample that looks for a toxin produced by Clostridioides difficile, a bacterium that can cause severe diarrhea, often after a course of antibiotics. The result is read visually and is available quickly.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Rapid Stool Test For C. Difficile Toxin cost?

$12.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $11.48 to $15.49.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $12 to $62Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $9 to $23
$10$20$50$100facility $27professional $12

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$117.49
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$18.62

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Alaska than in Alabama. 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.

Washington, DC· 37th of 51

$12.88

AK $36.31AL $10.47

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.