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Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel

Texas 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?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In Texas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $316 from a physician practice, and about $692 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 11 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$316$135 to $1,318
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$692$437 to $1,096

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $692 · 10th to 90th $263 to $1,445Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $5 to $1,995
$10$50$200$1Kfacility $692professional $316

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,348.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$269.15
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS Texas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,513.56
BCBS Texas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$354.81
Baylor Scott & White
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$676.08
Baylor Scott & White
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$446.68
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,148.15
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$263.03
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$251.19
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,258.93
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$173.78
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$134.90
8 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$48.98
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$707.95
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$281.84
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$104.71
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$41.69

Where Texas 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.

Texas· 3rd of 51

$398

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.