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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 October 2026.

How much does Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel cost?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $166 from a physician practice, and about $490 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$166$112 to $209
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$490$339 to $490

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $490 · 10th to 90th $251 to $490Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $19 to $316
$5$20$100$500facility $490professional $166

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
$165.96
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$42.66
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$323.59
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$446.68
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$239.88
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$363.08
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$263.03

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 48th of 51

$178

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.