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Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel

Idaho 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?

$331

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $269 from a physician practice, and about $513 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$269$224 to $437
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$513$389 to $933

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $513 · 10th to 90th $263 to $1,023Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $123 to $513
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $513professional $269

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
$316.23
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$436.52
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,621.81
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$512.86
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$229.09
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$501.19
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$501.19
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$954.99
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$275.42
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$338.84
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$467.74
1 more rate 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
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 10th of 51

$331

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.