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Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel

Massachusetts 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?

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $525 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$263$214 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$525$309 to $759

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $525 · 10th to 90th $195 to $1,096Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $158 to $562
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $525professional $263

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
$109.65
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,122.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$660.69
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$831.76
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$870.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$549.54
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$7,079.46
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$446.68
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$436.52
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$831.76
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$524.81

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 28th of 51

$263

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.