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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 October 2026.

How much does Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel cost?

$380

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 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.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$282$158 to $427
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$447$447 to $447

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $447 · 10th to 90th $234 to $479Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $123 to $479
$100$200$500facility $447professional $282

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
$281.84
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$107.15
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$645.65

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 5th of 51

$380

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.