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Fluorescent Antibody Test For An Organism

Nevada rates for HCPCS 87265

A test that looks directly for a specific germ in a sample from the patient by using antibodies tagged with a fluorescent dye. If the organism is present the dye makes it glow under a special microscope, giving a direct answer without growing a culture.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Fluorescent Antibody Test For An Organism cost?

$9.77

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.55 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 6 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$9.55$8.91 to $11.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.62$10.00 to $43.65

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $9 to $65Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $15
$5$10$20$50$100facility $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
$9.33
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$15.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$28.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$9.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$16.98
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.14
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$19.50
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$4.07
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$37.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$30.90

Where Nevada sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Hawaii than in Washington, DC. 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.

Nevada· 46th of 51

$9.77

HI $21.88DC $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.