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Cytomegalovirus Fluorescent Antibody Test

New York 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?

$12.88

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.00 from a physician practice, and about $21.38 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 9 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$10.00$6.46 to $13.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.38$13.49 to $30.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $11 to $37Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $22
$5$10$20$50$100facility $21professional $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
$9.77
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$15.85
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$34.67
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$25.70
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$109.65
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$37.15
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$26.30
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$17.38
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$257.04
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$27.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$30.90
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$27.54
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$35.48

Where New York sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in South Dakota than in Washington, DC. 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.

New York· 31st of 51

$12.88

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.