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Giardia Test Using Fluorescent Antibodies

Arkansas 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?

$15.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.30 from a physician practice, and about $15.49 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.30$7.59 to $18.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.49$15.49 to $19.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $14 to $21Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $6 to $19
$10$20facility $15professional $12

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$3.72
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$21.38
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$16.98

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 15th of 51

$15.49

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.