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Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel

Maryland 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?

$195

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $174 to $209.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $316 · 10th to 90th $195 to $389Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $123 to $288
$100$200$500facility $316professional $195

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$239.88
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$758.58
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$229.09
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
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
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 46th of 51

$195

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.