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Legionella Fluorescent Antigen Test

Alaska rates for HCPCS 87278

A laboratory test that looks for Legionella pneumophila, the bacterium behind Legionnaires' disease, in a sample taken from the lungs or airway. The sample is treated with antibodies carrying a fluorescent tag and examined under a special microscope, so the bacteria glow if they are present. It is used when a severe pneumonia may be caused by this organism.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Legionella Fluorescent Antigen Test cost?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $46.77 from a physician practice, and about $11.48 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$46.77$23.44 to $52.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11.48$11.48 to $15.49

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $11 to $74Professionalmedian $47 · 10th to 90th $15 to $63
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $11professional $47

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
$67.61
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$22.39
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$15.49
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$63.10
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$77.62
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$93.33

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in North Dakota than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $16.22 · 23rd of 51
ND $26.30FL $11.22

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.