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Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel

North Dakota 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?

$363

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $380 from a physician practice, and about $245 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$380$302 to $447
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$245$186 to $398

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $245 · 10th to 90th $186 to $724Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $148 to $525
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $245professional $380

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
$186.21
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$1,230.27
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$524.81
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$630.96
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$467.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$549.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$380.19

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 8th of 51

$363

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.