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Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel

Florida 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 Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $186 from a physician practice, and about $417 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 8 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$186$166 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$417$339 to $661

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $417 · 10th to 90th $200 to $776Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $155 to $302
$10$50$200$1Kfacility $417professional $186

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
$199.53
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$288.40
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$309.03
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$457.09
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$234.42
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$354.81
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$263.03

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 37th 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.