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Giardia Antibody Test

Iowa 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?

$17.78

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.78 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.79 from a physician practice, and about $26.30 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 7 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$14.79$11.22 to $35.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.30$14.79 to $38.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $11 to $43Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $10 to $98
$10$20$50$100facility $26professional $15

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
$11.22
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$35.48
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$45.71
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$38.02
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$19.50
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$37.15
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 16th of 51

$17.78

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.