Shiga Toxin Cost Comparison

87427 (CPT)

Cash prices (without insurance) for Shiga Toxin (CPT 87427) range from $41 to $41 across 1 hospitals in 1 state. The national average cash price is $41.

I appreciate you asking, but I should clarify that Shiga Toxin (CPT code 87427) is a laboratory test, not a medical procedure. This test detects the presence of Shiga toxin produced by certain strains of E. coli bacteria in stool samples. A doctor might order this test if a patient has severe diarrhea to help identify the cause of the infection. The test involves providing a stool sample that gets sent to a lab for analysis, and results typically come back within a few days.