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Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel

Ohio 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?

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 from a physician practice, and about $398 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 9 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$141 to $257
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$398$275 to $661

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $398 · 10th to 90th $219 to $851Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $105 to $501
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $398professional $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
$218.78
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$645.65
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$478.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$338.84
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$371.54
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$524.81
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$933.25
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$501.19
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$288.40
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$380.19

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 31st of 51

$263

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.