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Cytomegalovirus Fluorescent Antibody Test

North Carolina 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 North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $18.20 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$10.23$7.94 to $13.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.20$10.72 to $39.81

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $10 to $62Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $17
$10$20$50facility $18professional $10

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
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$2.14
Typical High
$2.14
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$14.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$20.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$23.99
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$16.22

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 40th 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.