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Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel

Louisiana 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?

$316

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $155 from a physician practice, and about $468 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$155$110 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$468$339 to $631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $468 · 10th to 90th $269 to $794Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $93 to $380
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $468professional $155

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
$281.84
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,348.96
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$67.61
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$346.74
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$389.05

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 11th of 51

$316

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.