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Legionella Fluorescent Antigen Test

Maryland 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?

$11.75

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.75 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.75 from a physician practice, and about $11.48 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$11.75$10.72 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11.48$8.51 to $100

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $9 to $100Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $8 to $47
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $11professional $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
$8.51
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$46.77
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$14.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$38.90
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$16.22
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$23.44

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland $11.75 · 49th 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.