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Cytomegalovirus Fluorescent Antibody Test

Arkansas 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 July 2026.

How much does Cytomegalovirus Fluorescent Antibody Test cost?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.72 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 4 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$10.72$9.77 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.62$15.14 to $19.05

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $14 to $23Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $9 to $19
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $19professional $11

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
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$19.05
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$20.89
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$16.22

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in South Dakota than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Arkansas $15.14 · 16th of 51
SD $24.55DC $10.00

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.