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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 July 2026.

How much does Giardia Antibody Test cost?

$17.78

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.78 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.22 from a physician practice, and about $19.95 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$16.22$13.80 to $19.05
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.95$17.38 to $38.02

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $15 to $54Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $8 to $22
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $20professional $16

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
$15.49
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$30.20
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$46.77
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$22.39
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$20.42

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in Hawaii than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Louisiana $17.78 · 15th of 51
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.