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Giardia Test Using Fluorescent Antibodies

Florida 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?

$11.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.77 from a physician practice, and about $25.12 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$9.77$7.94 to $16.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.12$13.49 to $25.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $11 to $25Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $35
$5$10$20$50facility $25professional $10

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
$9.77
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$11.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$2.24
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$16.60
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$24.55
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$16.60
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.62
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$9.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$54.95
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$13.49

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 33rd of 51

$11.48

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.