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Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel

Nebraska 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?

$224

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $174 from a physician practice, and about $347 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$174$158 to $479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$347$257 to $468

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $347 · 10th to 90th $174 to $692Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $151 to $871
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $347professional $174

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
$173.78
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,288.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$269.15
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$630.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$776.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$1,318.26
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$870.96

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 32nd of 51

$224

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.