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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 July 2026.

How much does Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel cost?

$245

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $331 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 7 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$229$178 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$331$295 to $372

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $331 · 10th to 90th $295 to $457Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $166 to $331
$100$200$500facility $331professional $229

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$331.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$295.12
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$371.54
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$416.87
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$316.23

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 38th of 51

$245

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.