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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 October 2026.

How much does Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel cost?

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $339 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$182$110 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$339$263 to $603

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $339 · 10th to 90th $263 to $1,288Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $105 to $372
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $339professional $182

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
$194.98
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$269.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$1,288.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$181.97
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$446.68
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$371.54
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$467.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$288.40
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$10,232.93
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$363.08
2 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
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$44.67

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 41st of 51

$209

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.