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Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel

Connecticut 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?

$245

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $158 to $347.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $339 · 10th to 90th $219 to $692Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $135 to $372
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $339professional $174

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$288.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$645.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$537.03
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$346.74
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
$77.62
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 25th of 51

$245

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.