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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 October 2026.

How much does Legionella Fluorescent Antigen Test cost?

$23.99

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.99 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 from a physician practice, and about $30.20 from a hospital or other facility.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$16.60$14.79 to $26.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.20$20.42 to $54.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $15 to $62Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $7 to $30
$10$20$50facility $30professional $17

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$66.07
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$22.39
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$31.62
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$30.20
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$29.51
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$29.51
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$56.23
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$51.29
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$25.70

Where Idaho sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in Kansas than in Nebraska. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Idaho· 4th of 51

$23.99

KS $38.02NE $10.47

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.