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Giardia Test Using Fluorescent Antibodies

Ohio 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?

$13.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 from a physician practice, and about $19.05 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10.96$7.41 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.05$13.49 to $30.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $11 to $45Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $28
$10$20$50facility $19professional $11

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
$11.22
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$42.66
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$25.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$16.98
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$15.49
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$23.44
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$56.23
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$19.95
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$16.98
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$16.60

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 37th of 51

$13.18

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.