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Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel

Missouri 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?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $457 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$219$158 to $380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$457$302 to $708

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $457 · 10th to 90th $234 to $1,230Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $117 to $708
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $457professional $219

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
$223.87
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$281.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$1,202.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$371.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,258.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$354.81
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
$112.20
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$60.26

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 29th of 51

$240

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.