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Giardia Test Using Fluorescent Antibodies

Montana 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?

$19.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.20 from a physician practice, and about $23.44 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$18.20$12.30 to $19.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.44$19.95 to $25.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $18 to $30Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $6 to $23
$10$20$50facility $23professional $18

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
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$47.86
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$28.18
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$25.12
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$39.81
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$13.49

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 7th of 51

$19.95

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.