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Legionella Fluorescent Antigen Test

Florida 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?

$11.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 from a physician practice, and about $36.31 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$10.96$9.77 to $11.75
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$36.31$15.49 to $51.29

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $36 · 10th to 90th $12 to $78Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $10 to $15
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $36professional $11

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
$13.18
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$14.13
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$18.20
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$27.54
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$16.60
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$9.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$16.98
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$15.49

Where Florida 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.

Florida $11.22 · 51st 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.