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Giardia Test Using Fluorescent Antibodies

Michigan 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?

$12.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.88 from a physician practice, and about $12.88 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.88$10.23 to $15.85
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.88$12.88 to $18.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $26Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $18
$10$20$50$100facility $13professional $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
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$10.00
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$4.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$6.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$2.75
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$25.12
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$19.50
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$46.77
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$10.00
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$4.07
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$21.38
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$6.46
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$2.57
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$16.60

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 27th of 51

$12.88

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.