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Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel

Iowa 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?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $363 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$162 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$363$288 to $589

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $363 · 10th to 90th $263 to $676Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $158 to $1,148
$200$500$1Kfacility $363professional $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
$204.17
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$741.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$630.96
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$660.69
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$588.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,318.26
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$575.44
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
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
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$63.10

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 16th of 51

$288

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.