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Legionella Detection By Fluorescent Antibody

South 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 July 2026.

How much does Legionella Detection By Fluorescent Antibody cost?

$22.39

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.39 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $11.48 to $30.20.

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 $18 · 10th to 90th $8 to $35Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $19 to $30
$10$20$50facility $18professional $30

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$23.99
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$34.67
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 10.7 times more in Massachusetts than in Kansas. 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.

South Carolina· 13th of 50

$22.39

MA $89.13KS $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.