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Legionella Fluorescent Antigen Test

Arkansas 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?

$17.78

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.78 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.30 from a physician practice, and about $19.50 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 4 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$12.30$9.77 to $19.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.50$17.78 to $22.91

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $15 to $49Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $10 to $19
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $19professional $12

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
$19.05
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$19.50
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$24.55
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$16.60

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas $17.78 · 14th 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.