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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 July 2026.

How much does Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel cost?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $269 from a physician practice, and about $933 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$269$245 to $363
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$933$447 to $1,096

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $933 · 10th to 90th $263 to $1,622Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $186 to $513
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $933professional $269

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
$676.08
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,621.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$436.52
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$380.19
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$331.13
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$229.09
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$954.99
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$275.42
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$338.84
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$288.40

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 7th of 51

$339

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.