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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 October 2026.

How much does Giardia Test Using Fluorescent Antibodies cost?

$19.95

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.95 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $9.55 to $22.91.

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 $20Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $7 to $27
$10$20$50facility $10professional $20

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$12.88
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$26.92
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$32.36
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$5.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$24.55
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$28.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$20.42

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 6th 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.