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Giardia Test Using Fluorescent Antibodies

Iowa 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?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $20.89 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$13.49$10.00 to $25.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.89$16.22 to $33.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $13 to $43Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $8 to $33
$10$20$50facility $21professional $13

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
$10.72
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$42.66
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$43.65
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$42.66
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$34.67
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$17.78
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$16.60
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 19th of 51

$15.14

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.