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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 July 2026.

How much does Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel cost?

$309

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $457 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 5 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$257$195 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$457$302 to $603

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $457 · 10th to 90th $263 to $617Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $174 to $316
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $457professional $257

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
$269.15
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$416.87
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$436.52
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$416.87

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 15th of 51

$309

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.