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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 July 2026.

How much does Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel cost?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 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 $447 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 5 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$195$158 to $363
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$447$288 to $575

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $447 · 10th to 90th $263 to $724Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $155 to $646
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $447professional $195

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
$263.03
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$645.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$707.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$537.03
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$457.09

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 20th of 51

$288

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.