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Legionella Detection By Fluorescent Antibody

North Carolina 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?

$23.99

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.99 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $19.05 to $42.66.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 $32 · 10th to 90th $8 to $49Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $10 to $24
$10$20$50facility $32professional $21

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
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$23.99
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$31.62

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 11th of 50

$23.99

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.