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Giardia Test Using Fluorescent Antibodies

North Carolina 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?

$10.96

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.96 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.77 from a physician practice, and about $16.60 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$9.77$7.94 to $12.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.60$10.96 to $35.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $10 to $62Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $17
$10$20$50facility $17professional $10

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
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$5.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$2.19
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$12.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$20.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$23.99
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$16.60

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 43rd of 51

$10.96

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.