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Legionella Fluorescent Antigen Test

Idaho 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?

$17.78

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.78 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.49 from a physician practice, and about $27.54 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$15.49$14.79 to $30.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$27.54$15.49 to $44.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $15 to $59Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $11 to $30
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $28professional $15

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
$40.74
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$30.20
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$63.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$22.39
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$20.42
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$18.62
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$56.23
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$16.22
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$43.65
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$19.95

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho $17.78 · 15th 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.