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Cytomegalovirus Fluorescent Antibody Test

Nebraska 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 July 2026.

How much does Cytomegalovirus Fluorescent Antibody Test cost?

$20.89

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.89 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.77 from a physician practice, and about $36.31 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$9.77$8.91 to $46.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$36.31$16.22 to $100

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $36 · 10th to 90th $9 to $145Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $89
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $36professional $10

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$31.62
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$79.43
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$14.79
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$27.54
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$26.92

Where Nebraska sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in South Dakota than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Nebraska $20.89 · 3rd of 51
SD $24.55DC $10.00

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.