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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 October 2026.

How much does Legionella Fluorescent Antigen Test cost?

$17.78

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.78 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $17.78 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$14.13$7.59 to $19.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.78$17.78 to $22.91

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $14 to $25Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $7 to $21
$10$20facility $18professional $14

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$3.89
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$24.55
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$16.60

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in Kansas than in Nebraska. 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.

Arkansas· 14th of 51

$17.78

KS $38.02NE $10.47

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.