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Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel

Virginia 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?

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $398 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 8 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$135 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$398$263 to $676

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $398 · 10th to 90th $224 to $1,259Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $105 to $501
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $398professional $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
$194.98
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,258.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$501.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$1,047.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$177.83
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$446.68
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$371.54
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$489.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$549.54
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$331.13

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 26th of 51

$263

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.