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Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel

Kansas 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?

$309

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $331 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$263$158 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$331$295 to $468

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $331 · 10th to 90th $295 to $468Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $158 to $550
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $331professional $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
$257.04
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$489.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$338.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$489.78
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
$112.20
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$56.23

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 13th of 51

$309

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.