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Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel

South Dakota 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?

$501

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $501 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $468 from a physician practice, and about $501 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 7 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$468$240 to $631
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501$501 to $646

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $295 to $2,754Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $170 to $776
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $501professional $468

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
$275.42
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,754.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$776.25
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$630.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$812.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$1,318.26
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$346.74
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 3rd of 51

$501

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.