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Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel

Montana 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 Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $355 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$355$158 to $380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$447$398 to $490

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $447 · 10th to 90th $355 to $692Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $110 to $468
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $447professional $355

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
$407.38
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$302.00
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$524.81
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$478.63
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,513.56
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$263.03

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 4th 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.