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Giardia Test Using Fluorescent Antibodies

Louisiana 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?

$16.60

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.60 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.30 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.30$7.08 to $16.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.12$17.38 to $36.31

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $14 to $49Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $6 to $18
$10$20$50facility $25professional $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
$14.45
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$3.55
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$45.71
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$17.78
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$16.98

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 12th of 51

$16.60

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.