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Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel

North Carolina 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?

$224

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 from a physician practice, and about $316 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$209$174 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$316$234 to $724

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $316 · 10th to 90th $209 to $794Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $126 to $347
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $316professional $209

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
$208.93
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$407.38
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$407.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$263.03
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 43rd of 51

$224

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.