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Legionella Fluorescent Antigen Test

Michigan 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?

$14.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.79 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 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$14.79$11.75 to $14.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.49$14.79 to $37.15

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $14 to $50Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $11 to $19
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $15professional $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
$14.79
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$18.62
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$30.90
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$22.39
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$39.81
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$21.88
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$16.60

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan $14.79 · 33rd 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.