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Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel

Colorado 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?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $759 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$263$158 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$759$479 to $912

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $759 · 10th to 90th $204 to $1,202Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $110 to $537
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $759professional $263

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
$199.53
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$363.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,202.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$380.19
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$380.19
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$676.08
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$549.54
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$194.98
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
$97.72
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$56.23

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 9th of 51

$339

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.