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Giardia Antibody Test

Washington, DC 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 July 2026.

How much does Giardia Antibody Test cost?

$10.96

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.96 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 from a physician practice, and about $25.12 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 5 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$10.96$10.96 to $10.96
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.12$10.96 to $102

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $11 to $102Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $11 to $51
$10$20$50$100facility $25professional $11

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
$10.96
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$114.82
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$25.12

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in Hawaii 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.

Washington, DC· 50th of 51

$10.96

HI $26.30MD $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.