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Legionella Fluorescent Antigen Test

Arizona 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?

$12.59

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.59 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $24.55 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 5 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$12.59$10.47 to $12.59
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$24.55$16.22 to $54.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $11 to $68Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $7 to $102
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $25professional $13

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
$18.62
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$72.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$23.99
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$89.13
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$16.60

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona $12.59 · 45th 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.