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Giardia Stool Antigen Test

New Jersey 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 October 2026.

How much does Giardia Stool Antigen Test cost?

$8.51

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.32 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$8.32$7.94 to $9.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.60$9.77 to $34.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $9 to $59Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $11
$5$10$20$50$100facility $17professional $8

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
$8.51
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$11.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$5.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$1.70
Typical High
$2.24
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$7.41
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$33.88
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$12.02
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$151.36
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.32
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$14.13

Where New Jersey sits

The same service costs 4.7 times more in Alaska 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.

New Jersey· 51st of 51

$8.51

AK $39.81NJ $8.51

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.