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Giardia Stool Antigen Test

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 87329

This laboratory test checks a stool sample for antigens from Giardia lamblia, a parasite that can cause diarrhea and digestive symptoms after being picked up from contaminated water or food. It offers a faster and often more sensitive way to detect this parasite than examining the stool under a microscope.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Giardia Stool Antigen Test cost?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.77 from a physician practice, and about $18.62 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 7 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$9.77$9.55 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.62$13.80 to $19.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $14 to $32Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $21
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $19professional $10

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
$14.45
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$23.44
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$18.62
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$18.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$17.78
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$12.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$18.62
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$15.14

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 7.4 times more in West Virginia than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Arkansas $15.14 · 18th of 51
WV $66.07DC $8.91

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.