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Giardia Test Using Fluorescent Antibodies

Alaska rates for HCPCS 87269

A laboratory test on a stool sample that looks for giardia, a parasite picked up from contaminated water or food that causes prolonged diarrhea, cramping and bloating. Antibodies carrying a fluorescent dye are mixed with the sample, and the parasite glows under a special microscope if it is present.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Giardia Test Using Fluorescent Antibodies cost?

$30.90

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.90 from a physician practice, and about $52.48 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$30.90$16.60 to $37.15
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$52.48$38.02 to $95.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $52 · 10th to 90th $13 to $158Professionalmedian $31 · 10th to 90th $12 to $55
$10$20$50$100facility $52professional $31

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$19.50
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$158.49
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$97.72
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$77.62
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$66.07
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$93.33

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.6 times more in Vermont than in New Jersey. 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.

Alaska· 3rd of 51

$30.90

VT $43.65NJ $9.55

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.