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Giardia Test Using Fluorescent Antibodies

Idaho 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?

$20.89

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.89 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.49 from a physician practice, and about $26.30 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$15.49$12.88 to $25.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.30$20.42 to $47.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $13 to $59Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $7 to $26
$10$20$50facility $26professional $15

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
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$66.07
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$19.50
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$26.30
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$26.30
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$26.30
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$26.30
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$48.98
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$33.88
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$25.70

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 5th of 51

$20.89

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.