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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 July 2026.

How much does Giardia Test Using Fluorescent Antibodies cost?

$10.96

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.96 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.72 from a physician practice, and about $33.11 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 5 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$10.72$10.72 to $11.75
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.11$13.80 to $64.57

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $33 · 10th to 90th $11 to $110Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $11 to $17
$10$20$50$100facility $33professional $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
$10.72
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$11.75
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$77.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$16.22
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$16.98

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 49th of 51

$10.96

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.