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Cytomegalovirus Fluorescent Antibody Test

South Dakota 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?

$24.55

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $24.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.95 from a physician practice, and about $25.70 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$19.95$10.47 to $31.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.70$24.55 to $25.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $15 to $26Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $9 to $32
$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $26professional $20

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
$9.33
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$12.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$31.62
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$58.88
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$16.60
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$37.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$17.78
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota $24.55 · 1st 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.