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Legionella Fluorescent Antigen Test

Indiana 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?

$13.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.88 from a physician practice, and about $15.49 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 5 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$12.88$8.71 to $12.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.49$15.49 to $33.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $15 to $55Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $6 to $14
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $15professional $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
$15.49
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$14.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$46.77
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$13.49
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$16.98

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana $13.49 · 37th 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.