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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 July 2026.

How much does Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel cost?

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $417 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 7 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$229$166 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$417$263 to $513

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $417 · 10th to 90th $257 to $912Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $110 to $513
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $417professional $229

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
$257.04
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$524.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$912.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$758.58
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$380.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,258.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$354.81

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 29th 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.