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Giardia Test Using Fluorescent Antibodies

Mississippi 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?

$18.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.45 from a physician practice, and about $20.42 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$14.45$8.13 to $18.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.42$20.42 to $20.42

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $12 to $25Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $6 to $25
$10$20facility $20professional $14

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
$24.55
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$5.50
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$24.55

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 9th of 51

$18.20

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.