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Giardia Test Using Fluorescent Antibodies

South 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?

$16.98

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.98 from a physician practice, and about $27.54 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$16.98$13.49 to $29.51
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$27.54$15.49 to $46.77

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $11 to $81Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $9 to $30
$10$20$50$100facility $28professional $17

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
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.96
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$72.44
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$15.85
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$19.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$16.98
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$2.14
Typical High
$2.19

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 10th of 51

$16.98

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.