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Legionella Detection By Fluorescent Antibody

California rates for HCPCS 87277

A laboratory test that looks for Legionella bacteria, a cause of pneumonia, in a sample taken from the lungs or airway. Antibodies tagged with a fluorescent dye are added to the sample and glow under a special microscope wherever the organism is present.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Legionella Detection By Fluorescent Antibody cost?

$19.05

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.05 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $11.75 to $26.30.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $8 to $43Professionalmedian $24 · 10th to 90th $19 to $26
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $16professional $24

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$23.99
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,737.80
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$42.66
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70

Where California sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in Missouri than in Alaska. 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.

California· 32nd of 50

$19.05

MO $45.71AK $8.32

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.