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Legionella Fluorescent Antigen Test

Massachusetts 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?

$15.85

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.49 from a physician practice, and about $30.20 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 9 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$13.18 to $21.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.20$21.38 to $44.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $11 to $55Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $11 to $39
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $30professional $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
$10.96
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$51.29
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$89.13
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$38.02
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$47.86
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$40.74
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$7,079.46
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$26.30
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$35.48
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$89.13
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$35.48

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts $15.85 · 24th 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.