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Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel

Alaska rates for HCPCS 87506

A stool test that looks for the genetic material of a group of germs that cause diarrhea and vomiting, covering bacteria, viruses and parasites in a single run. It identifies a cause faster than waiting for organisms to grow in culture.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel cost?

$589

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $589 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $437 from a physician practice, and about $912 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$437$263 to $794
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$912$263 to $1,259

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $912 · 10th to 90th $263 to $1,905Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $110 to $871
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $912professional $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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,090.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$323.59
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$870.96
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$851.14
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,380.38
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,258.93
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$794.33

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$589

AK $589OK $195

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.