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Giardia Test Using Fluorescent Antibodies

North Dakota 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 July 2026.

How much does Giardia Test Using Fluorescent Antibodies cost?

$19.50

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $12.88 to $27.54.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $10 to $25Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $10 to $31
$10$20$50facility $10professional $20

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$40.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$19.95
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$79.43
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$20.42

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in South Dakota than in Washington, DC. 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 Dakota· 6th of 51

$19.50

SD $26.30DC $10.23

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.