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Gastrointestinal Infection Panel

Minnesota rates for HCPCS 0097U

Finds the cause of a gut infection such as diarrhea by testing a patient sample for the genetic material of 22 organisms at once. The panel spans bacteria including Campylobacter, Salmonella, Shigella and Clostridium difficile, viruses including norovirus and rotavirus, and parasites including Giardia and Cryptosporidium.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Gastrointestinal Infection Panel cost?

$525

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $525 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $437 from a physician practice, and about $1,202 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 3 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$437$437 to $575
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,202$1,000 to $2,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $794 to $2,754Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $437 to $724
$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $1,202professional $437

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
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$776.25
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,754.23
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$724.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 1548.8 times more in Kentucky than in South Carolina. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Minnesota $525 · 18th of 35
KY $46,774SC $30.20

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.