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Giardia Antibody Test

Louisiana 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?

$17.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.30 from a physician practice, and about $26.92 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.30$6.76 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.92$17.78 to $38.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $15 to $52Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $6 to $20
$10$20$50$100facility $27professional $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
$15.49
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$9.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$3.80
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$46.77
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$17.38
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$20.89

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 14th of 51

$17.38

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.