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Giardia Antibody Test

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 86674

Looks for antibodies the immune system makes against Giardia, a microscopic parasite picked up from contaminated water, food, or close contact. Giardia infection causes long-running watery diarrhea, cramping, bloating, and weight loss. Antibodies show that the body has met the parasite.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Giardia Antibody Test cost?

$16.60

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.60 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.30 from a physician practice, and about $16.98 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.30$8.91 to $22.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.98$16.60 to $22.91

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $17 to $23Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $6 to $25
$10$20facility $17professional $12

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
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$4.57
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$22.91
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$24.55

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Maryland. 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.

Arkansas· 18th of 51

$16.60

AK $33.11MD $10.96

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.