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Giardia Test Using Fluorescent Antibodies

South 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?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.85 from a physician practice, and about $16.60 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$15.85$9.12 to $26.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.60$15.49 to $26.30

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $15 to $26Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $8 to $32
$10$20$50facility $17professional $16

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
$15.49
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$12.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$32.36
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$58.88
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$16.60
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$37.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$16.22
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49

Where South 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.

South Dakota· 13th of 51

$16.22

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.