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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 October 2026.

How much does Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel cost?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $468 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$219$148 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$468$209 to $832

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $468 · 10th to 90th $209 to $1,202Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $126 to $513
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $468professional $219

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$316.23
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$831.76
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$436.52
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$316.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$263.03
3 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$50.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$363.08

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 31st of 51

$229

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.