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Cytomegalovirus Fluorescent Antibody Test

Connecticut 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?

$12.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.30 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $8.13 to $17.38.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $12 to $35Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $18
$10$20$50facility $18professional $9

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$33.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$20.42
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$23.44
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$2.14
Typical High
$2.19

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 28th of 51

$12.30

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.