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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 July 2026.

How much does Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel cost?

$331

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $288 from a physician practice, and about $457 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 6 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$288$263 to $380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$457$355 to $676

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $457 · 10th to 90th $331 to $1,622Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $170 to $1,738
$100$500$2K$10K$50Kfacility $457professional $288

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
$398.11
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$2,089.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,737.80
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$87,096.36
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$380.19
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$794.33
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$794.33
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,513.56
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$288.40

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 12th of 51

$331

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.