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Fluorescent Antibody Test For An Organism

South Dakota 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?

$17.78

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.78 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 from a physician practice, and about $22.91 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$16.60$10.72 to $28.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.91$21.88 to $22.91

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $13 to $23Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $8 to $32
$10$20$50facility $23professional $17

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
$8.32
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$12.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$28.18
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$58.88
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$16.60
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$16.60
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 7th of 51

$17.78

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.