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Cytomegalovirus Fluorescent Antibody Test

Illinois 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?

$17.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.48 from a physician practice, and about $26.92 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$11.48$9.33 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.92$18.20 to $40.74

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $15 to $69Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $7 to $50
$10$20$50$100facility $27professional $11

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$8.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$6.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$2.69
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$23.99
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$89.13
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$16.22

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 9th of 51

$17.38

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.