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Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel

Rhode Island 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?

$214

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $631 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 4 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$195$110 to $214
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$631$347 to $832

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $631 · 10th to 90th $302 to $1,318Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $110 to $316
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $631professional $195

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
$537.03
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,513.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$426.58

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 47th of 51

$214

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.