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Giardia Antibody Test

South Carolina 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?

$12.88

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.48 from a physician practice, and about $43.65 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$11.48$11.48 to $12.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$43.65$20.42 to $69.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $44 · 10th to 90th $11 to $117Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $11 to $18
$10$20$50$100facility $44professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$12.88
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$117.49
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$19.05
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$20.42

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 41st of 51

$12.88

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.