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Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel

New Mexico 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?

$302

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 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 5 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$240$170 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$457$316 to $851

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $457 · 10th to 90th $234 to $851Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $123 to $1,738
$100$500$2K$10K$50Kfacility $457professional $240

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
$316.23
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,737.80
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56,234.13
Median
$69,183.10
Typical High
$81,283.05
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$426.58
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$537.03
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$234.42

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 17th of 51

$302

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.