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Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel

Mississippi 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?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $282 from a physician practice, and about $447 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 5 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$282$204 to $479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$447$263 to $479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $447 · 10th to 90th $234 to $479Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $158 to $537
$100$200$500facility $447professional $282

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
$263.03
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$537.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$446.68

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 19th of 51

$288

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.