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Legionella Fluorescent Antigen Test

Kansas 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?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $33.88 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$13.49$11.75 to $15.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.88$19.95 to $40.74

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $34 · 10th to 90th $15 to $60Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $26
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $34professional $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
$16.60
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$15.49
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$40.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$26.92
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$25.12

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas $16.22 · 19th 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.