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Cytomegalovirus Fluorescent Antibody Test

Mississippi 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?

$18.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.45 from a physician practice, and about $18.62 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$14.45$8.13 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.62$18.62 to $18.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $12 to $24Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $7 to $24
$10$20facility $19professional $14

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
$14.45
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$5.50
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$24.55

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 8th of 51

$18.62

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.