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Legionella Fluorescent Antigen Test

Georgia 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?

$14.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $20.42 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 6 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 $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.42$14.13 to $22.39

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $13 to $52Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $6 to $26
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $20professional $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
$12.59
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$28.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$21.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$25.12
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$25.12
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$19.50

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia $14.13 · 36th 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.