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Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel

Alabama 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 October 2026.

How much does Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel cost?

$158

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $158 from a physician practice, and about $158 from a hospital or other facility.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$158$110 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$158$158 to $158

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $158 · 10th to 90th $158 to $224Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $87 to $302
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $158professional $158

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
21 + 22 · Increased work + 24 · Unrelated visit after surgery + 31 + 55 · Aftercare only + 99 · Multiple modifiers
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$158.49

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Alaska than in Georgia. 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.

Alabama· 49th of 51

$158

AK $589GA $132

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.