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Cytomegalovirus Fluorescent Antibody Test

Montana 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?

$19.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 from a physician practice, and about $22.91 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$16.60$8.13 to $19.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.91$19.95 to $26.30

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $19 to $28Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $6 to $24
$10$20$50facility $23professional $17

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
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$28.18
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$24.55
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$39.81
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$13.49

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 5th of 51

$19.50

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.