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Giardia Test Using Fluorescent Antibodies

Pennsylvania 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?

$13.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.22 from a physician practice, and about $26.92 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 9 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$11.22$10.72 to $13.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.92$18.62 to $39.81

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $11 to $65Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $9 to $21
$10$20$50$100facility $27professional $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
$11.48
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$20.89
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$8,511.38
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$28.84
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$19.50
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$23.44
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$67.61
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$51.29
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$39.81
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$50.12
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$20.42

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 36th of 51

$13.49

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.