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Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel

South Carolina 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?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $537 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$204$155 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$537$234 to $1,175

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $537 · 10th to 90th $204 to $1,622Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $132 to $288
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $537professional $204

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$245.47
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$1,445.44
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$316.23
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$758.58
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$288.40
3 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$41.69
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$234.42

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 45th of 51

$204

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.