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Giardia Antibody Test

Maryland 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 Maryland, 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 $11.22 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 6 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 $18.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11.22$7.76 to $107

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $123Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $9 to $58
$10$20$50$100facility $11professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$57.54
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$36.31
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$28.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$11.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$13.80
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$21.88

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 51st 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.