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Giardia Stool Antigen Test

West Virginia 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?

$10.00

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.00 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.32 from a physician practice, and about $29.51 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$8.32$6.46 to $21.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$29.51$22.91 to $61.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $10 to $72Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $5 to $32
$5$10$20$50$100facility $30professional $8

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
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$11.22
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$79.43
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$151.36
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$8.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$32.36

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 41st of 51

$10.00

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.