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Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel

Utah 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?

$537

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $537 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $224 from a physician practice, and about $955 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 6 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$224$219 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$955$537 to $1,175

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $955 · 10th to 90th $302 to $1,549Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $158 to $288
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $955professional $224

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
$524.81
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,548.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$478.63
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,071.52
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$275.42
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$288.40

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 2nd of 51

$537

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.