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Legionella Fluorescent Antigen Test

Colorado 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?

$15.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.02 from a physician practice, and about $40.74 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 7 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$12.02$11.75 to $13.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$40.74$20.89 to $64.57

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $41 · 10th to 90th $12 to $79Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $9 to $15
$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0facility $41professional $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
$9.77
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$14.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$79.43
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$18.62
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$32.36
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$33.11
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$15.49

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $15.49 · 26th 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.