CPT 87506 · 1,111 hospitals reporting

Gi panel by pcr (stool)

The same procedure costs $78.08 at one hospital and $2,910 at another — a 37× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $394.

Cheapest published

$78.08

4 entries below $50 already filtered. Remaining low values usually reflect partial-cost line items (professional fee only), not full bills.

Median across 1,111 hospitals

$394

The realistic middle of the cash-price distribution. Use this as your benchmark.

Most expensive

$2,910

Highest published price. Often a gross-charge "list price" rarely actually paid.

Price distribution

442 hospitals · log-scale x-axis

Each bar = number of hospitals charging in that price range. Emerald bar contains the median. Amber dots = entries we flagged as likely partial-cost line items (excluded from the table below).

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Why some prices look unrealistically low or high

Hospitals publish their machine-readable files (MRFs) the way they choose. A single procedure code can appear with very different prices depending on what's being charged:

Global price — facility + implant + anesthesia + surgeon. This is what you'd actually be billed.
Professional fee only — surgeon's portion. Often $500–$2,500 for a major procedure that costs $20K+ globally.
Facility fee only — operating room and recovery, no implant or surgeon.
Per-unit / per-minute charges — e.g. anesthesia time billed at $0.68/min appearing under a CPT code.
Rate multipliers — values like 0.85 meaning "85% of Medicare" rather than dollars.

We filter the most obvious artifacts (under $50, or 25× above the median), but rows in the $500–$2K range for a major procedure are typically professional-only and we can't always tell. Use the median and high-end as the realistic range; treat very low rows as partial-cost line items, not full bills.

500 hospitals reporting

Hospital	State	Gross	Cash price	Min negotiated	Max negotiated	Your insurer
CAPE FEAR VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER	NC	$657	$394	—	—	5 insurers
BETSY JOHNSON REGIONAL HOSPITAL	NC	$657	$394	—	—	5 insurers
SURGICAL INSTITUTE OF READING	PA	—	$394	$237	$237	1 insurers
UCHEALTH GREELEY HOSPITAL	CO	$657	$394	—	—	5 insurers
BOCA RATON REGIONAL HOSPITAL	FL	$604	$393	—	—	5 insurers
SACRED HEART MEDICAL CENTER - RIVERBEND	OR	$602	$391	—	—	5 insurers
PEACEHEALTH ST JOHN MEDICAL CENTER	WA	$613	$398	—	—	5 insurers
PEACEHEALTH SOUTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER	WA	$613	$398	—	—	5 insurers
PEACEHEALTH UNITED GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER	WA	$613	$398	—	—	2 insurers
OCHSNER STENNIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	MS	$580	$400	—	—	5 insurers
OCHSNER WATKINS HOSPITAL	MS	$580	$389	—	—	5 insurers
CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER LA	CA	$828	$402	$571	$654	4 insurers
CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER LA	CA	$828	$402	$189	$1,052	5 insurers
BAXTER HEALTH	AR	$640	$384	—	—	1 insurers
INTEGRIS HEALTH PONCA CITY	OK	$485	$383	—	—	5 insurers
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, LLC	OK	$485	$383	—	—	5 insurers
INTEGRIS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL - COUNCIL CROSSING	OK	$485	$383	—	—	5 insurers
MULTICARE AUBURN MEDICAL CENTER	WA	$955	$382	—	—	1 insurers
MULTICARE COVINGTON MEDICAL CENTER	WA	$955	$382	—	—	1 insurers
FORT DUNCAN MEDICAL CENTER	TX	$1,023	$409	—	—	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH MERCY COUNCIL BLUFFS	IA	$977	$410	$586	$830	3 insurers
CHI HEALTH MERCY COUNCIL BLUFFS	IA	$977	$410	$147	$977	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH BERGAN MERCY	NE	$977	$410	$586	$830	3 insurers
CHI HEALTH BERGAN MERCY	NE	$977	$410	$166	$977	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH IMMANUEL	NE	$977	$410	$586	$830	3 insurers
CHI HEALTH IMMANUEL	NE	$977	$410	$137	$977	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH MIDLANDS	NE	$977	$410	$586	$830	3 insurers
CHI HEALTH MIDLANDS	NE	$977	$410	$176	$977	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH LAKESIDE	NE	$977	$410	$586	$830	3 insurers
CHI HEALTH LAKESIDE	NE	$977	$410	$156	$977	5 insurers
PEACEHEALTH PEACE ISLAND MEDICAL CENTER	WA	$582	$378	—	—	0 insurers
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	TX	$827	$413	$221	$942	5 insurers
TEXAS HEALTH HUGULEY HOSPITAL FORT WORTH SOUTH	TX	$827	$413	$221	$942	5 insurers
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	TX	$827	$413	$221	$942	5 insurers
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	TX	$827	$413	$221	$942	5 insurers
BAYLOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER AT AUBREY	TX	$623	$374	—	—	5 insurers
BRISTOL HOSPITAL	CT	$2,485	$373	—	—	5 insurers
JOHNSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	IN	$2,485	$373	—	—	5 insurers
RUSSELL COUNTY HOSPITAL	KY	$2,485	$373	—	—	5 insurers
JOHNSTON HEALTH	NC	$2,485	$373	—	—	5 insurers