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Giardia Stool Antigen Test

North Carolina 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?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.47 from a physician practice, and about $44.67 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$10.47$9.55 to $14.45
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$44.67$16.98 to $66.07

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $45 · 10th to 90th $10 to $87Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $9 to $16
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $45professional $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
$9.77
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$16.22
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$13.18
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$14.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$18.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$22.39
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$10.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$16.22
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $14.45 · 20th 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.