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Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel

Arkansas 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?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $295 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$195$174 to $295
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$295$295 to $389

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $295 · 10th to 90th $263 to $407Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $151 to $331
$100$200$500facility $295professional $195

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
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$295.12
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$316.23
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 15th of 51

$288

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.