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Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel

Pennsylvania 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?

$389

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $562 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 11 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$214$195 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$562$363 to $776

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $562 · 10th to 90th $224 to $1,148Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $158 to $468
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $562professional $214

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
$223.87
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,122.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$467.74
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$9,772.37
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$263.03
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$8,511.38
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$512.86
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$346.74
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$660.69
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$912.01
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$416.87
Independence Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$9,772.37
Independence Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$263.03
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,096.48
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$660.69
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,737.80
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$398.11

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 6th of 51

$389

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.