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Cytomegalovirus Fluorescent Antibody Test

Kentucky 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?

$10.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.00 from a physician practice, and about $13.49 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10.00$9.77 to $16.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13.49$11.22 to $25.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $26Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $17
$10$20$50$100facility $13professional $10

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
$10.96
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$16.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$14.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$16.98
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$18.62
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$16.22
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
$5.50
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$8.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$2.24
Typical High
$3.39

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 38th of 51

$10.72

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.