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Cytomegalovirus Fluorescent Antibody Test

Alaska rates for HCPCS 87271

A laboratory test in which a sample is treated with antibodies carrying a fluorescent dye that stick to cytomegalovirus proteins, and is then examined under a special microscope where any infected cells glow. It shows whether the virus is present in that sample.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Cytomegalovirus Fluorescent Antibody Test cost?

$30.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.20 from a physician practice, and about $51.29 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$30.20$16.60 to $37.15
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$51.29$37.15 to $95.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $51 · 10th to 90th $13 to $158Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $12 to $54
$10$20$50$100facility $51professional $30

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
$44.67
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$19.05
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$158.49
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$95.50
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$77.62
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$64.57
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$93.33

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in Kansas 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.

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$30.20

KS $38.02NJ $9.33

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.