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Giardia Antibody Test

Pennsylvania 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?

$14.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.02 from a physician practice, and about $37.15 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 9 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$12.02$11.75 to $13.80
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$37.15$19.95 to $53.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $37 · 10th to 90th $13 to $85Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $11 to $26
$10$20$50$100facility $37professional $12

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
$12.59
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$28.84
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$8,511.38
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$35.48
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$21.38
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$25.70
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$69.18
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$43.65
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$97.72
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$25.70

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 32nd of 51

$14.13

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.