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Legionella Fluorescent Antigen Test

Illinois 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 Illinois, 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 $28.84 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$12.02$9.77 to $15.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.84$19.50 to $67.61

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $29 · 10th to 90th $15 to $204Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $3 to $32
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $29professional $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
$13.49
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$31.62
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$12.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$25.12
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$138.04
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$16.22

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois $15.49 · 28th 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.