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Giardia Test Using Fluorescent Antibodies

Tennessee 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?

$10.96

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.96 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $8.13 to $16.60.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $10 to $45Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $17
$10$20$50facility $26professional $10

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$8.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.14
Typical High
$3.24
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$16.98

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 42nd of 51

$10.96

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.